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tilled

/tɪld/

tilled is the simple past and past participle of till.

Meaning of till

Verb

till (third-person singular simple present tills, present participle tilling, simple past and past participle tilled)

  1. (transitive) To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.).
  2. (transitive) To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
    • Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 3:23
  3. (intransitive) To cultivate soil.
  4. (obsolete) To prepare; to get.
    • Nor knowes a trappe nor snare to till1614, William Browne, The Shepherd's Pipe

See all 22 meanings of till

Adjective

tilled

  1. ploughed or cultivated

Words formed from tilled

Words that rhyme with tilled

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Questions about tilled

What does tilled mean?
Tilled means ploughed or cultivated.
What is tilled the simple past and past participle of?
Tilled is the simple past and past participle of till.
What part of speech is tilled?
Tilled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tilled?
Tilled is pronounced /tɪld/.

Words near tilled in the dictionary

  1. Tillamooks
  2. tillandsia
  3. tillandsias
  4. tillandsioid
  5. tillandsioids
  6. tilled
  7. tiller
  8. tiller extension
  9. tiller extensions
  10. tiller truck
  11. tiller trucks

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