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beat the odds

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
beat- the odds
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To succeed despite being unlikely to do so.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

beats the odds (present, singular) beating the odds (participle, present) beaten the odds (participle, past)

Phrases

over the odds

Frequently Paired Words

over the odds

Questions

What does beat the odds mean?
To succeed despite being unlikely to do so.

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