Dictionary definitions and meanings of the word time
This post talks about the dictionary definition and meanings of the English word time. phonetic, phonetics, origin, meanings
Phonetic
tʌɪm
Phonetics
Text pronounciation: undefined
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Origin of the word
Old English tīma, of Germanic origin; related to tide, which it superseded in temporal senses. The earliest of the current verb senses (dating from late Middle English) is ‘do (something) at a particular moment’.
Meanings
Part Of speech
noun
Definition
the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
Example
travel through space and time
Definition
a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon.
Example
the time is 9.30
Synonyms
hour,o'clock
Definition
time as allotted, available, or used.
Example
we need more time
Definition
an instance of something happening or being done; an occasion.
Example
this is the first time I have got into debt
Definition
(following a number) expressing multiplication.
Example
eleven times four is forty-four
Definition
the rhythmic pattern of a piece of music, as expressed by a time signature.
Example
tunes in waltz time
Synonyms
rhythm,tempo,beat,pulse,flow,metre,measure,cadence,pattern,accent,stress
Part Of speech
verb
Definition
plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done.
Example
the first track race is timed for 11.15
Synonyms
schedule,set,set up,arrange,organize,fix,fix up,fix a time for,book,line up,slot in,prearrange,timetable,bill,programme,plan,slate
Definition
measure the time taken by (a process or activity, or a person doing it).
Example
we were timed and given certificates according to our speed
Synonyms
measure,put a stopwatch on,meter,count,clock