Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

never say die

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
nev-er say die
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

One should not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so one should not give up.

Inflected Forms

never say die ! (canonical)

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What does never say die mean?
One should not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so one should not give up.

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