nounπShareAn account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie."The tale about Sarah winning the science fair was just a rumor; no one actually saw her presentation. "storyliteraturecommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story."the Canterbury Tales"storyliteraturehistorystatementcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration."The store owner kept a tale of the shirts sold each day. "numberstoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim."The salesman's tale about a guaranteed promotion was a fraud, a trick designed to get money from gullible employees. "businessfinancecharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareNumber; tally; quota."The teacher asked each student to keep a tale of how many books they read each week. "numberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAccount; estimation; regard; heed."My tale of the class trip was met with great interest. "storyliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSpeech; language."The teacher told a tale about a brave explorer. "languagelinguisticscommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse."My aunt told a tale about her trip to the beach last summer. "communicationlanguagestoryliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA count; declaration."The teacher recounted a tale of her recent trip to the museum. "numberamountstatementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA number of things considered as an aggregate; sum."The tale of her family's savings includes money from her grandmother, her parents, and her own contributions. "storyliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA report of any matter; a relation; a version."My sister told a tale of her difficult day at school. "storyliteratureentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo speak; discourse; tell tales."My grandmother often tales stories about her childhood. "communicationlanguagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo reckon; consider (someone) to have something."The teacher tales her students to have a good understanding of the material. "literaturelanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams."The recipe called for three tales of rice. "unitamountmassessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver."The merchant accepted the silver tales as payment for the goods. "economyvaluefinancebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareLeung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (ζ€) or 0.0377993638 kilograms"The recipe called for 250 grams of flour, which is roughly equivalent to seven tales of Leung. "unitamountmassnumbervalueeconomycommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
