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- [kuht it]
- /kʌt ɪt/
- /kʌt ɪt/
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- [kuht it]
- /kʌt ɪt/
Definitions of cut it words
- phrase cut it If you say that someone can't cut it, you mean that they do not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation. 3
- noun cut it be successful in doing something 3
- noun cut it to do or perform satisfactorily or successfully 3
- verb with object cut it to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 1
- verb with object cut it to divide with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 1
- verb with object cut it to detach with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; separate from the main body; lop off: to cut a slice from a loaf of bread. 1
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Origin of cut it
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English cutten, kytten, kitten, Old English *cyttan; akin to Old Swedish kotta to cut, Old Norse kuti little knife
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Parts of speech for Cut it
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cut it popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
cut it usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cut it
verb cut it
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- avail — If you avail yourself of an offer or an opportunity, you accept the offer or make use of the opportunity.
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- make the cut — to better or equal the required score after two rounds in a strokeplay tournament, thus avoiding elimination from the final two rounds
- prevail — to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
Antonyms for cut it
verb cut it
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- dissatisfy — to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.