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tillest

tillest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Questions about tillest

What is tillest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tillest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of till.

Words near tillest in the dictionary

  1. tillermen
  2. tillers
  3. Tillerson
  4. Tillery
  5. Tillerys
  6. tillest
  7. tillet
  8. tilleth
  9. tilletiaceous
  10. tillets
  11. Tillett

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