Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

when one door closes, another opens

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: when one -door -clos-es, an-oth-er opens
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

When one opportunity is lost, another opportunity soon becomes available.

Example Sentences

"An excellent reason for absenting himself from school was thus denied to Master Hardy; but it has been well said that when one door closes another opens, and to his great satisfaction the old servant, who had been in poor health for some time, suddenly took to her bed and required his undivided attention."
"When one door closes, another opens: those eliminated in the early rounds of the Spingold Knockout in Las Vegas, Nev., in August were able to shoot for the national men's and women's Swiss team events."
""When one door closes, another opens," the former Stamps president mused yesterday after being fired by the team's new ownership group."

Inflected Forms

as one door closes, another opens (alternative) when one door closes, another door opens (alternative) when one door closes, another one opens (alternative) when one door shuts, another opens (alternative)

Phrases

hope springs eternal tomorrow is another day there are plenty more fish in the sea

Frequently Paired Words

hope springs eternal tomorrow is another day there are plenty more fish in the sea

Questions

What does when one door closes, another opens mean?: When one opportunity is lost, another opportunity soon becomes available.

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