Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beats me

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: beat-s me
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

I don't know; I have no idea.

Example Sentences

"Do you have any idea what "tergiversate" means? Beats me!"
"Beats me how he finds out when we're goofing off."
""Flowering shrubs don't thrive in the subterranean caverns from which geysers spring," suggested Bradley. Olson shook his head. "It beats me," he said."

Etymology

A shortening of it beats me

Synonyms

search me

Questions

What does beats me mean?: I don't know; I have no idea.
Where does beats me come from?: A shortening of it beats me

How to pronounce beats me

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