Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rain or shine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
rain or shine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Regardless of the circumstances; (more literally) regardless of the state of the weather.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

come rain or shine (alternative) come rain or snow (alternative)

Phrases

come hell or high water

Frequently Paired Words

come hell or high water come what may hell or high water no matter what

Questions

What does rain or shine mean?
Regardless of the circumstances; (more literally) regardless of the state of the weather.

How to pronounce rain or shine

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