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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep good hours

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
keep- -good hours
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go to bed and to rise early; to lead a quiet and regular life.

Inflected Forms

keeps good hours (present, singular) keeping good hours (participle, present) kept good hours (participle, past) kept good hours (past)

Phrases

early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise go to bed with the chickens rise with the lark

Frequently Paired Words

early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise go to bed with the chickens rise with the lark

Questions

What does keep good hours mean?
To go to bed and to rise early; to lead a quiet and regular life.

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