Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snap to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: snap -to
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suddenly give someone one's full attention.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"There was a young woman in the shop, a rather massively built young woman with muscular calves and a deep chest. She was pointing out the seat of her bicycle to Oscar, who was saying "Uh-huh" and looking more at her than at anything else "It's just a little too far forward […]" Oscar repeated, "Uh-huh" automatically, then snapped to. "Fix it in a jiffy," he said […]"

Etymology

Ellipsis of snap to attention.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

snaps to (present, singular) snapping to (participle, present) snapped to (participle, past) snapped to (past)

Questions

What does snap to mean?: To suddenly give someone one's full attention.
Where does snap to come from?: Ellipsis of snap to attention.

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