to hell with

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too hel with, with]
- /tu hɛl wɪθ, wɪð/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too hel with, with]
- /tu hɛl wɪθ, wɪð/

Definitions of to hell with words

noun to hell with the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 1
noun to hell with any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father's life a hell on earth. 1
noun to hell with something that causes torment or misery: Having that cut stitched without anesthesia was hell. 1
noun to hell with the powers of evil. 1
noun to hell with the abode of the dead; Sheol or Hades. 1
noun to hell with extreme disorder or confusion; chaos: The children let both dogs into the house, and all hell broke loose. 1

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Origin of to hell with

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English hel(l); cognate with Old High German hell(i)a (German Hölle), Old Norse hel, Gothic halja; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, and to hull2

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Parts of speech for To hell with

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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to hell with popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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