Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take someone's breath away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
take -some-one's breath -away
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a person feel emotionally moved in a pleasant way.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes someone's breath away (present, singular) taking someone's breath away (participle, present) took someone's breath away (past) taken someone's breath away (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

breathtaking

Questions

What does take someone's breath away mean?
To make a person feel emotionally moved in a pleasant way.

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