Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking one for the team

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing one -for the team
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take one for the team

Questions

What does taking one for the team mean?
present participle and gerund of take one for the team

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