Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heaven knows

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: heav-en -knows
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Alternative form of God knows.

Example Sentences

"Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another. Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity."
"In olden days, a glimpse of stockings / Was looked on as something shocking; / Now, heaven knows, / Anything goes."
"And heaven knows I really miss him more / Than anyone I really loved before / And I know, I'm so lost without his heart"
"I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour / But heaven knows I'm miserable now / I was looking for a job and then I found a job / And heaven knows I'm miserable now"

Questions

What does heaven knows mean?: Alternative form of God knows.

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