Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man the fort

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
man the -fort
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take care of a place or situation in another's absence.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

mans the fort (present, singular) manning the fort (participle, present) manned the fort (participle, past) manned the fort (past)

Questions

What does man the fort mean?
To take care of a place or situation in another's absence.

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