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have seen better days

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
have seen -bet-ter -days
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in poor condition, to be worn out.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

has seen better days (present, singular) having seen better days (participle, present) had seen better days (participle, past) had seen better days (past)

Questions

What does have seen better days mean?
To be in poor condition, to be worn out.

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