Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

took someone at their word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
took -some-one at their -word
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of take someone at their word

Questions

What does took someone at their word mean?
simple past of take someone at their word

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