Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give an inch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
give an inch
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of budge an inch.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives an inch (present, singular) giving an inch (participle, present) gave an inch (past) given an inch (participle, past)

Phrases

give them an inch and they'll take a mile

Frequently Paired Words

give them an inch and they'll take a mile

Synonyms

budge an inch

Questions

What does give an inch mean?
Synonym of budge an inch.

How to pronounce give an inch

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