Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take to the streets

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
take -to the streets
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gather together in the public streets of a town or city to show communal solidarity in either celebration or opposition.

Intransitive verb

verb

To rampage or riot.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does take to the streets mean?
To gather together in the public streets of a town or city to show communal solidarity in either celebration or opposition.

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