Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reduce someone to tears

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
re-duce -some-one -to tears
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to cry.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

reduces someone to tears (present, singular) reducing someone to tears (participle, present) reduced someone to tears (participle, past) reduced someone to tears (past)

Synonyms

move someone to tears

Questions

What does reduce someone to tears mean?
To cause to cry.

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