tell time
Verb
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Verb
tell time
- to measure time, to determine the current time
- Synonyms: keep time
- Ancient civilizations told time at night by the passage of stars.
- (specifically) to read the time as displayed on a clock
- He couldn't tell time until he was in his teens.
- French: donner l'heure, chronométrer
- French: donner l'heure, dire l'heure
- Portuguese: ler as horas
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