Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backs up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
back-s up
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of back up

Questions

What does backs up mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of back up

How to pronounce backs up

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