Meanings
verbtell the time (third-person singular simple present tells the time, present participle telling the time, simple past and past participle told the time)
present singular third person tells the time · participle present telling the time · participle past told the time · past told the time
- UKalternativeAlternative form of tell time.
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APA
tell the time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20the%20time
MLA
“tell the time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20the%20time. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tell the time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20the%20time.
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