Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play truant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
play tru-ant
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be absent from school without permission.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

plays truant (present, singular) playing truant (participle, present) played truant (participle, past) played truant (past)

Frequently Paired Words

truancy

Synonyms

beak bob bug out bump off bunk bunk off cut class dip ditch dob dog go on the hop

Questions

What does play truant mean?
To be absent from school without permission.

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