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bout

bout
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bout]
    • /baʊt/
    • /baʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bout]
    • /baʊt/

Definitions of bout word

  • countable noun bout If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period. 3
  • countable noun bout A bout of something that is unpleasant is a short time during which it occurs a great deal. 3
  • countable noun bout A bout is a boxing or wrestling match. 3
  • noun bout Some writers use 'bout or bout to represent about when the first syllable is not pronounced. 3
  • noun bout a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking 3
  • noun bout a period of illness 3

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Origin of bout

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; variant of obsolete bought bend, turn, derivative of bow bow1; see bight

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bout

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bout popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bout usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bout

noun bout

  • session — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
  • tourGeorges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
  • spell — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
  • round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • term — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.

Antonyms for bout

noun bout

  • stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.

Top questions with bout

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