Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

took someone's name in vain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
took -some-one's -name in -vain
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does took someone's name in vain mean?
simple past of take someone's name in vain

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