Sekirov Dictionary

tale

/ˈteɪl/

noun11

  1. a story about events, true or imagined
  2. An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
  3. (slang) The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
  4. A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
  5. (no longer used, rare) A report of any matter; a relation; a version.
  6. (no longer used) Number; tally; quota.
  7. (no longer used) A count; declaration.
  8. (no longer used, rare) A number of things considered as an aggregate; sum.
  9. (no longer used) Speech; language.
  10. (no longer used) A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.
  11. (no longer used) Account; estimation; regard; heed.

verb2

  1. (dialect, Scotland) To reckon; consider (someone) to have something.
  2. (dialect, no longer used) To speak; discourse; tell tales.
forms

taled · taling · tales

Phrases with tale

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