Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at pains

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
at -pains
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Making careful effort (to).

Example Sentences

Phrases

go to pains take pains go to great lengths go to the ends of the earth

Frequently Paired Words

go to pains painstaking take pains go to great lengths go to the ends of the earth

Questions

What does at pains mean?
Making careful effort (to).

How to pronounce at pains

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