Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like it or not

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.00 in modern English

Syllables
like it or not
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Used to indicate that something is the case and cannot be altered even if the listener does not want it to be the case.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Ellipsis of whether you like it or not.

Usage

Phrases

believe it or not willy-nilly

Frequently Paired Words

believe it or not willy-nilly

Questions

What does like it or not mean?
Used to indicate that something is the case and cannot be altered even if the listener does not want it to be the case.
Where does like it or not come from?
Ellipsis of whether you like it or not.

How to pronounce like it or not

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