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turn the scales

turn the scale
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [turn stressed th ee skeyl]
    • /tɜrn stressed ði skeɪl/
    • /tɜːn ðə skeɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn stressed th ee skeyl]
    • /tɜrn stressed ði skeɪl/

Definition of turn the scales words

  • noun turn the scales to determine or decide something uncertain 0

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Parts of speech for Turn the scales

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

turn the scales popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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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