Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shall we say

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: shal-l we say
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Used to make a statement less offensive, by way of euphemism.

adv

Used as a warning that the description may be imprecise.

adv

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shall, we, say.

Example Sentences

"Your son's behaviour at school has been, shall we say, "difficult"."

Synonyms

shall I say

Questions

What does shall we say mean?: Used to make a statement less offensive, by way of euphemism.

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