Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be able to count on one's fingers

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
be able -to -coun-t on one's fin-gers
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used to indicate that the number of some specified thing is very small.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

is able to count on one's fingers (present, singular) being able to count on one's fingers (participle, present) was able to count on one's fingers (past) been able to count on one's fingers (participle, past)

Questions

What does be able to count on one's fingers mean?
Used to indicate that the number of some specified thing is very small.

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