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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

'at

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 6.70 in modern English

Syllables
'at
IPA
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Reduced form of that.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alteration (apheresis) of that, attested since Middle English at, atte (“that”, relative pronoun). Compare Old Norse at (“that”, relative pronoun).

Usage

Inflected Forms

at (alternative, Northern England)

Derived Forms

atta

Frequently Paired Words

attaboy

Questions

What does 'at mean?
Reduced form of that.
Where does 'at come from?
Alteration (apheresis) of that, attested since Middle English at, atte (“that”, relative pronoun). Compare Old Norse at (“that”, relative pronoun).

How to pronounce 'at

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