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untells

untells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of untell.

Meaning of untell

Verb

untell (third-person singular simple present untells, present participle untelling, simple past and past participle untold)

  1. (transitive) To withdraw or retract (something told); to never have told.
    • Narrative untells itself by multiplying itself into discontinuous "turns" that cannot be resolved into a continuous story.1993, Jack Selzer, Understanding scientific prose, page 54
  2. (archaic, transitive) To undo or reverse the counting of; to count back.
    • That Time could turn up his swift sandy glass, / To untell the days, and to redeem these hours.1607, Thomas Heywood, A Woman Killed with Kindness

Questions about untells

What is untells the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Untells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of untell.

Words near untells in the dictionary

  1. untell
  2. untellability
  3. untellable
  4. untellably
  5. untelling
  6. untells
  7. untemper
  8. untemperamental
  9. untemperate
  10. untemperately
  11. untemperateness

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