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take up the gauntlet

take up the gaunt·let
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk uhp stressed th ee gawnt-lit, gahnt-]
    • /teɪk ʌp stressed ði ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt-/
    • /teɪk ʌp ðə ˈɡɔːnt.lət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk uhp stressed th ee gawnt-lit, gahnt-]
    • /teɪk ʌp stressed ði ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt-/

Definitions of take up the gauntlet words

  • noun take up the gauntlet to accept a challenge 0
  • noun take up the gauntlet to undertake the defense of a person, etc. 0
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Parts of speech for Take up the gauntlet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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take up the gauntlet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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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