Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take the bench

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
take the bench
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become a judge.

American usage

verb

To start a session of a court of law.

American usage

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

takes the bench (present, singular) taking the bench (participle, present) took the bench (past) taken the bench (participle, past)

Questions

What does take the bench mean?
To become a judge.

How to pronounce take the bench

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