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Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.
Ben Hecht

Meaning of "tell the time" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TELL THE TIME

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELL THE TIME

tell
tell a tale
tell apart
Tell el Amarna
tell it to the marines
tell its own tale
tell off
tell someone where to get off
tell tales
tellable
teller
tellership
tellin
telling
telling off
tellingly
tellinoid
telltale
tellural
tellurate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELL THE TIME

ahead of time
all the time
at one time
at the same time
big time
from time to time
full time
in good time
in no time
in the fullness of time
in the nick of time
in time
local time
on time
once upon a time
opening time
real time
short time
summer time
the big time
time

Synonyms and antonyms of tell the time in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tell the time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELL THE TIME

Find out the translation of tell the time to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tell the time from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tell the time» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

看时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decir la hora
570 millions of speakers

English

tell the time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समय ही बताएगा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معرفة الوقت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

определить время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contar o tempo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সময় বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lire l´heure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

beritahu masa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sagen, die Zeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時刻が分かる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시간을 알리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waca wektu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho thời gian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேரம் சொல்லுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेळ सांगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saati söylemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dire il tempo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powiedzieć raz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

визначити час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spune de timp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πει το χρόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sê die tyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tala om tid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortelle tiden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tell the time

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELL THE TIME»

The term «tell the time» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.361 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELL THE TIME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tell the time

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2 QUOTES WITH «TELL THE TIME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tell the time.
1
Ben Hecht
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.
2
Lewis Thomas
A multitude of bees can tell the time of day, calculate the geometry of the sun's position, argue about the best location for the next swarm. Bees do a lot of close observing of other bees; maybe they know what follows stinging and do it anyway.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELL THE TIME»

Discover the use of tell the time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tell the time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tell the Time With Thomas
Describes the activities of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends during a typical workday, and helps teach children to tell time by following along with a clock with moving hands.
Christopher Awdry, Wilbert Vere Awdry, 2006
2
Can You Tell the Time?
Find out how to tell time on a watch.
Anne Diorio, 2009
3
Help Your 5-7 Year Old Tell the Time
Provides accelerated learning techniques on how to tell the time.
Ken Adams, 2001
4
Learn to tell the time with the Munch Bunch
Provides for practice in telling time as the Munch Bunch prepares for a picnic at the beach.
Giles Reed, 1981
5
The Unforgiving Minute: How Australians Learned to Tell the Time
A history of time and time-keeping in Australia.
Graeme Davison, 1993
6
Learn to Tell the Time with the Munch Bunch
Provides practice in telling time as the Munch Bunch prepares for a picnic at the beach.
Rand McNally, 1984
7
Tell the Time with Miffy
Spend the day with Miffy and learn to tell time, by using the clock with moving hands.
Dick Bruna, 2004
8
Tell the Time to None
Funeral of a college president sets the "stage" for a view into the secret lives of faculty members and their wives.
Helen Hudson, 1966
9
I Can Tell the Time
Different times of day are illustrated by typical activities, and the reader can participate by setting the hands of the built-in clock.
Gill Davies, 1997
10
Tell the Time
TELL THE TIME is a great way to introduce preschool children to ways of telling the time.
Ice Water Press, Igloo Books, 2010

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELL THE TIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tell the time is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why computers still struggle to tell the time
While computers manage many things with extreme precision, they have surprising difficulty keeping track of time. It's pretty much impossible for a computer to ... «PCWorld, Mar 15»
2
Imagine if you could tell the time by touch? Well, now you can.
The Bradley Timepiece allows its user to tell time by touch. It's named after Ret. US Navy Lieutenant Bradley Snyder, who lost his vision in an IED explosion ... «Public Radio International, Apr 14»
3
Tell the time with the faces of Doctor Who
Instead of telling you the hour in numerals, the time of day is indicated by the face of the appropriate incarnation of the one and only Timelord, with Peter Capaldi ... «CNET, Feb 14»
4
Stephen Hawking unveils strange new way to tell the time - a little late
The £1 million Corpus Clock has been invented and designed by Dr John Taylor for Corpus Christi College Cambridge for the exterior of the college's new ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 08»

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