bring to bay

bring to bay

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bring too bey]
- /brɪŋ tu beɪ/
- /brɪŋ tuː beɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bring too bey]
- /brɪŋ tu beɪ/

Definitions of bring to bay words

noun bring to bay to force into a position from which retreat is impossible 3
noun bring to bay to force into a situation that makes escape impossible; corner 3

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Parts of speech for Bring to bay

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bring to bay popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".

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