Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spare a thought for

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
spare a thought -for
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To think about someone or something.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

spares a thought for (present, singular) sparing a thought for (participle, present) spared a thought for (participle, past) spared a thought for (past)

Questions

What does spare a thought for mean?
To think about someone or something.

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