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in jest

in jest
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in jest]
    • /ɪn dʒɛst/
    • /ɪn dʒest/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in jest]
    • /ɪn dʒɛst/

Definitions of in jest words

  • adverb in jest as a joke, humorously 1
  • phrase in jest If you say something in jest, you do not mean it seriously, but want to be amusing. 0
  • adverb in jest (Idiomatic) As a joke. 0
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Parts of speech for In jest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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in jest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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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