Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taken a breather

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
tak-en a breather
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does taken a breather mean?
past participle of take a breather

How to pronounce taken a breather

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