Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rise through the ranks

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
rise through the ranks
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gradually advance in an organization to positions of more importance after having served in subordinate ones.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

rises through the ranks (present, singular) rising through the ranks (participle, present) rose through the ranks (past) risen through the ranks (participle, past)

Phrases

through the hawsehole work one's way up

Frequently Paired Words

through the hawsehole work one's way up

Synonyms

rise from the ranks

Questions

What does rise through the ranks mean?
To gradually advance in an organization to positions of more importance after having served in subordinate ones.

How to pronounce rise through the ranks

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