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nine times out of ten

nine times out of ten
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nahyn tahymz out uhv, ov ten]
    • /naɪn taɪmz aʊt ʌv, ɒv tɛn/
    • /naɪn taɪmz ˈaʊt əv ten/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahyn tahymz out uhv, ov ten]
    • /naɪn taɪmz aʊt ʌv, ɒv tɛn/

Definition of nine times out of ten words

  • phrase nine times out of ten If you say that something happens or is the case nine times out of ten or ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you mean that it happens on nearly every occasion or is almost always the case. 0

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Parts of speech for Nine times out of ten

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nine times out of ten popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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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