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crowns it all

crowns it all is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crown it all.

Meaning of crown it all

Verb

crown it all (third-person singular simple present crowns it all, present participle crowning it all, simple past and past participle crowned it all)

  1. (UK) To be the final, or last-mentioned, event or occurrence in a series of particularly favourable / fortunate or unfavourable / unfortunate events.
    • A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time.1960 October, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 611

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What is crowns it all the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crowns it all is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crown it all.

Words near crowns it all in the dictionary

  1. crownpiece
  2. crownpieces
  3. crownpost
  4. crownposts
  5. crowns
  6. crowns it all
  7. crowns of thorns
  8. crownshaft
  9. crownshafts
  10. Crownsville
  11. Crownthorpe

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