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get nowhere

get no·where
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [get noh-hwair, -wair]
    • /gɛt ˈnoʊˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər/
    • /ˈɡet ˈnəʊweə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get noh-hwair, -wair]
    • /gɛt ˈnoʊˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər/

Definitions of get nowhere words

  • intransitive verb get nowhere make no progress 1
  • noun get nowhere to fail completely to make any progress 0
  • noun get nowhere to make no progress; accomplish nothing 0
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Parts of speech for Get nowhere

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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get nowhere popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

Synonyms for get nowhere

verb get nowhere

  • flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
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