Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suit the action to the word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: suit- the ac-tion -to the -word
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do what one has just proposed or spoken of.

Example Sentences

"“Hide!” cried Ebony, with a roll of his huge eyes, as he suited the action to the word, […]"
"After giving vent to violent expressions of hostility, he grasped the bill in his hand and pronounced it to be a huge fraud, fit only to be spat upon, and trampled under foot—whereupon the honourable member suited the action to the word!"

Etymology

A phrase from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Inflected Forms

suits the action to the word (present, singular) suiting the action to the word (participle, present) suited the action to the word (participle, past) suited the action to the word (past)

Phrases

actions speak louder than words

Frequently Paired Words

actions speak louder than words

Questions

What does suit the action to the word mean?: To do what one has just proposed or spoken of.
Where does suit the action to the word come from?: A phrase from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

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