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Meaning of the heck | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used for emphasis after an interrogative word.
    euphemistic
  2. Intensifies a phrasal verb; goes between the base verb and its modifier.
    euphemistic

Equivalents

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Examples

“What the heck are you doing?”
“Elevators make me throw the heck up.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

the hell the hell out of the house the house down the last day the next day

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