Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if it were not for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.92 in modern English

Syllables: if it w-ere not -for
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

If a certain condition were not met; used to indicate that a particular person, event, etc. prevented a certain outcome.

Inflected Forms

were it not for (alternative) if it had not been for (alternative)

Questions

What does if it were not for mean?: If a certain condition were not met; used to indicate that a particular person, event, etc. prevented a certain outcome.

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