Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i tell a lie

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
i tel-l a lie
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

I stand corrected

Frequently Paired Words

I stand corrected

Synonyms

that's not right that's not so

Questions

What does i tell a lie mean?
I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.

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