Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have one foot in the grave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
have one -foot in the -grave
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be close to death, to be dying.

Inflected Forms

has one foot in the grave (present, singular) having one foot in the grave (participle, present) had one foot in the grave (participle, past) had one foot in the grave (past)

Phrases

one foot in the grave at death's door

Frequently Paired Words

one foot in the grave at death's door

Questions

What does have one foot in the grave mean?
To be close to death, to be dying.

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