pad out

pad out

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pad out]
- /pæd aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pad out]
- /pæd aʊt/

Definitions of pad out words

transitivephrasal verb pad out written piece: add words 1
phrasal verb pad out If you pad out a piece of writing or a speech with unnecessary words or pieces of information, you include them in it to make it longer and hide the fact that you have not got very much to say. 0
verb pad out (Idiomatic) to add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial. 0
verb pad out (Idiomatic) SLA to sleep or go to bed. 0

See all 4 definitions of pad out

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Pad out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pad out

pad out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".

pad out usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?