Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to tell the truth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
to tel-l the truth
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

An attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement.

Phrases

not to put too fine a point on it

Frequently Paired Words

not to put too fine a point on it

Synonyms

to be honest to tell you the truth TTTT above a bit actually all things considered as a matter of fact by right certainly come to think of it de facto definitely

Questions

What does to tell the truth mean?
An attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement.

How to pronounce to tell the truth

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