Heck Meaning
/hɛk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
intjHell.
verbto break, to destroy
Sentence Examples
Where the heck does he work?
What the heck are you doing?
What the heck, I'll do it! When shall I start?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The children started to raise ____ in the classroom when the teacher left.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
What the ____ is going on here? Everything is a complete mess and nobody is working!
Word Origin & History
Late 19th century, originally dialectal northern English, from a euphemistic alteration of hell.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""And the railway industry needs a heck of a lot of people to be up-skilled," notes Darroch."
— 2024 March 20, Richard Foster, “Vital experience in an open-air classroom”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 57:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The children started to raise ____ in the classroom when the teacher left.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
What the ____ is going on here? Everything is a complete mess and nobody is working!