Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live to tell the tale

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
live -to tel-l the -tale
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To survive some difficulty, illness, etc.

Informal; Literary

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lives to tell the tale (present, singular) living to tell the tale (participle, present) lived to tell the tale (participle, past) lived to tell the tale (past)

Synonyms

survive to tell the tale

Questions

What does live to tell the tale mean?
To survive some difficulty, illness, etc.

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