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- [hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot; unstressed hwuh t, wuh t]
- /ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt; unstressed ʰwət, wət/
- /ˈwɒt ɪt teɪks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot; unstressed hwuh t, wuh t]
- /ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt; unstressed ʰwət, wət/
Definitions of what it takes words
- noun what it takes the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation. 1
- adjective what it takes (used interrogatively before nouns): What news? What clothes shall I pack? 1
- adjective what it takes whatever: Take what supplies you need. 1
- adverb what it takes to what extent or degree? how much?: What does it matter? 1
- adverb what it takes (used to introduce a prepositional phrase beginning with with): What with storms and all, their return was delayed. 1
- adverb what it takes Obsolete. for what reason or purpose? why? 1
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Origin of what it takes
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hwæt; cognate with German was, Dutch wat, Old Norse hvat; akin to Gothic hwa, Latin quod, Greek tí
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Parts of speech for What it takes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
what it takes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
what it takes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for what it takes
noun what it takes
- ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- acuities — sharpness; acuteness; keenness: acuity of vision; acuity of mind.
- acuity — Acuity is sharpness of vision or hearing, or quickness of thought.
- aptitude — Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
Antonyms for what it takes
noun what it takes
- impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
- impotency — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
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