Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give a hundred percent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
give a hun-dred per-cent
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to commit oneself totally to something; to do one's utmost

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives a hundred percent (present, singular) giving a hundred percent (participle, present) gave a hundred percent (past) given a hundred percent (participle, past)

Questions

What does give a hundred percent mean?
to commit oneself totally to something; to do one's utmost

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