Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jury is out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: ju-ry is out
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

An outcome or decision is still unknown and awaited.

Example Sentences

"The jury is out as to whether there is life anywhere else in the universe."

Inflected Forms

the jury is out (canonical) the jury is still out (alternative)

Phrases

hung jury

Frequently Paired Words

hung jury

Questions

What does jury is out mean?: An outcome or decision is still unknown and awaited.

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