Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

were it not for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.06 in modern English

Syllables
were it not -for
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of if it were not for.

Questions

What does were it not for mean?
Alternative form of if it were not for.

How to pronounce were it not for

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