what does time mean?
TIME as NOUN
- Meaning
- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time
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Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a person’’s experience on a particular occasion
Usage Example(s)
- he had a time holding back the tears
- they had a good time together
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- an instance or single occasion for some event
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- this time he succeeded
- he called four times
- he could do ten at a clip
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
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- he waited a long time
- the time of year for planting
- he was a great actor is his time
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the time as given by a clock
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- do you know what time it is?
- the time is 10 o”clock
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
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Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
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- he served a prison term of 15 months
- his sentence was 5 to 10 years
- he is doing time in the county jail
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
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- take time to smell the roses
- I didn”t have time to finish
- it took more than half my time
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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TIME as VERB
- Meaning
- adjust so that a force is applied an an action occurs at the desired time
Usage Example(s)
- The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- regulate or set the time of
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Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
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Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- assign a time for an activity or event
Usage Example(s)
- The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- set the speed, duration, or execution of
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- we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely
Hypernyms(s) time is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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