What occasion do you use "frank"?

Question

What occasion do you use "frank"?
I am not sure.
please give me expample sentences with explanations.
do you sometimes use it ?
and also do you have a good idea to memorize it?
many in thank

Answer 1

For example, if I say to another person "let me be perfectly frank with you", what I mean is" let me tell you the truth." In a famous book, one of the main characters says to his wife "Frankly ( truthfully)---I don't give a damn." So, to be "frank" in American/English usage means to be open and honest. However, if someone is lying to you, they may precede the lie by saying "let me be frank." So it pays to listen carefully to the rest of what is said. I hope this is useful. Think "frank means honest" and maybe this will help you. Good luck.

Answer 2

It comes from the latin francus which means free or freely which is sililiar to truthfully, I guess.

I will give you another definition.

Franking is also the priviledge for government or MPs or Congressmen, etc to mail free of charge to their consituents.

Also mailing using a postage machine that records the weight and prints a sticker on the envelope is franking (those bills you get with no actual stamp on them have been franked). This can be a verb such as:

"I will frank a solicitation letter to all our customers asking for a donation." or "It is time to frank our monthly bills"

The common use is freely or truthfuly - as a memory aid think FRank and FRee. I certainly use frankly a lot, to be frank with you. I do work with government so the term franking comes up from time to time.

Answer 3

It originally meant "free" but the most common meaning eventually came to be "honest" or "unreserved.". The idea is related to the sense of the phrase "speaking freely," expressing an opinion without holding back.

It's not a common word, but I wouldn't consider it to be especially formal or obscure either. I've certainly used it in everyday conversations. Let's say "moderately difficult" vocabulary.

There is a noun "frank" short for frankfurter, a name "Frank", and a verb "to frank," which is largely obsolete and now mainly means to send something by mail for free. You don't hear that much.

Answer 4

"properly isn't that old formed" Its a observe used to describe some thing of surprising or weird and wonderful allure. it could recommend that some thing is unusual in an exciting way or has an old formed allure to it. I do use this observe although, it incredibly is no longer frequently these days that i'm in a concern or place to discover some thing old formed. i'm afraid that i've got not got a word to help bear in mind it the two, i assume in case you practice making use of it in sentences and making use of it in you on a regular basis existence then you definately shall have a extra helpful possibility of remembering what it capacity.

Answer 5

As a name and as to speak truthfully.

Example:
To put it frankly, I don't like you.

While most people will try to tolerate others, I dislike you so much I just have to come out with the truth and tell you bluntly what I think.

Answer 6

frank means direct or sincere. so basically its straight to the point without beating around the bush.

Ex. Did my movie suck.
- Frankly, I don't care about your movie

Answer 7

You mean the word "frank"? As in "Honey, I must be frank with you. Your *** looks huge in that skirt."?

Answer 8

frank = honest
for example: you got to be frank, did you sleep with her?
(so, isn't this sentence much easy to memorise?)

Answer 9

'frank', for me, accompanies statements that I say that are candid or lack tact.

"It's fine with me if you go while I'm at work; frankly, I am not looking forward to it."

Answer 10

Frankly, no one really uses it.

Frank means truthful, frankly means truthfully.