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tells fortunes

tells fortunes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tell fortunes.

Meaning of tell fortunes

Verb

tell fortunes (third-person singular simple present tells fortunes, present participle telling fortunes, simple past and past participle told fortunes)

  1. (idiomatic) To tell someone's destiny or future, usually by magic.

Questions about tells fortunes

What is tells fortunes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tells fortunes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tell fortunes.

Words near tells fortunes in the dictionary

  1. tells
  2. tells a story
  3. tells against
  4. tells all
  5. tells apart
  6. tells fortunes
  7. tells it like it is
  8. tells it to the hand
  9. tells its own tale
  10. tells noses
  11. tells of

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