Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave much to be desired

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
leave -much -to be de-sired
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of leave a lot to be desired.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

leaves much to be desired (present, singular) leaving much to be desired (participle, present) left much to be desired (participle, past) left much to be desired (past)

Synonyms

leave a lot to be desired

Questions

What does leave much to be desired mean?
Synonym of leave a lot to be desired.

How to pronounce leave much to be desired

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