Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be at pains

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
be at -pains
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

v

try very hard to do something

Synonyms

take pains

Questions

What does be at pains mean?
try very hard to do something

How to pronounce be at pains

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