Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the floor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables
give the floor
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give permission or time to speak at a public meeting.

Inflected Forms

gives the floor (present, singular) giving the floor (participle, present) gave the floor (past) given the floor (participle, past)

Phrases

take the floor have the floor

Frequently Paired Words

take the floor have the floor

Questions

What does give the floor mean?
To give permission or time to speak at a public meeting.

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