Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time

/taɪm/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.29 in modern English

Syllables
time
IPA
/taɪm/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

Uncountable

noun

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

Uncountable

noun

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

Uncountable

noun

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

Uncountable

noun

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

Uncountable

noun

A duration of time.

Uncountable

noun

A duration of time.

Countable

noun

A duration of time.

Slang; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Middle English tyme, time, from Old English tīma (“time, period, space of time, season, lifetime, fixed time, favorable time, opportunity”), from Proto-West Germanic *tīmō, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂imō, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to divide”). Related to tide. Not related to Latin tempus. Cognates * Scots tym, tyme (“time”) * Alemannic German Zimen, Zīmmän (“time, time of the year, opportune time, opportunity”) * Danish time (“hour, lesson”) * Elfdalian taime (“hour”) * Faroese tími (“hour, lesson, time”) * Icelandic tími (“time, season”) * Norwegian time (“lesson, hour”) * Swedish timma, timme (“hour”).

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /taɪm/
  • British English: /taɪm/

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Questions

How do you pronounce time?
The recorded pronunciation is /taɪm/.
What does time mean?
The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
Where does time come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce time

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