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told time

told time is the simple past and past participle of tell time.

Meaning of tell time

Verb

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

  1. To measure time, to determine the current time.
    • Ancient civilizations told time at night by the passage of stars.
    Synonyms:
    keep time
  2. (specifically) To read the time as displayed on an analog clock.
    • He couldn't tell time until he was in his teens.

Questions about told time

What is told time the simple past and past participle of?
Told time is the simple past and past participle of tell time.

Words near told time in the dictionary

  1. told tales
  2. told tales out of school
  3. told the time
  4. told the truth
  5. told the truth and shamed the devil
  6. told time
  7. told volumes
  8. told you
  9. told you so
  10. told you sos
  11. told'st

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