Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay dearly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: pay dear-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suffer as a result of one's actions.

Example Sentences

"Both the G.W.R. and the L.S.W.R. had to pay dearly for the privilege of entering the Royal Borough, for the Prince Consort drove a hard bargain with each."

Inflected Forms

pays dearly (present, singular) paying dearly (participle, present) paid dearly (participle, past) paid dearly (past)

Questions

What does pay dearly mean?: To suffer as a result of one's actions.

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