Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stand to attention

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
stand -to at-ten-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of stand at attention

Inflected Forms

stands to attention (present, singular) standing to attention (participle, present) stood to attention (participle, past) stood to attention (past)

Questions

What does stand to attention mean?
Alternative form of stand at attention

How to pronounce stand to attention

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