Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take the field

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
take the -field
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go out onto the playing field.

verb

To begin military operations.

verb

To stake one's money against the favourite, taking the chances of the field against the chance of one horse.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

take to the field campaign

Questions

What does take the field mean?
To go out onto the playing field.

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