STRANGE TO SAY (OR TELL)

Meaning of STRANGE TO SAY (OR TELL) in English

strange to say ( or tell)

it is surprising or unusual that.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TELL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Tell Mardikh Tell Asmar Amarna Tell el Tell William
Английский словарь Британика
TELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRANGE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAY — I. (|)sā, South also (|)se verb ( past said (|)sed, _sə̇d ; or archaic said·est ˈsedə̇st ; or saidst ˈsedzt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELL — tell 1 /tel/ , v. , told, telling . v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAY — say 1 — sayer , n. /say/ , v. , said, saying , adv., n., interj. v.t. 1. to utter …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELL — I. ˈtel verb ( told ˈtōld ; tell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tellan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRANGE — I. ˈstrānj adjective ( strang·er ; strang·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrange, from Latin extraneus, literally, external, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAY — I. ˈsā, Southern also ˈse verb ( said ˈsed, especially when subject follows səd ; say·ing ˈsā-iŋ ; says ˈsez, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TELL — noun a hill or mound. 2. tell ·noun that which is told; tale; account. 3. tell ·vi to give an …
Webster English vocab
STRANGE
Webster English vocab
SAY — noun essay; trial; attempt. 2. say ·noun a kind of silk or satin. 3. say ·impf saw. 4. say ·noun …
Webster English vocab
TELL — [tell] vb told ; tell.ing [ME, fr. OE tellan; akin to OHG zellen to count, tell, OE talu tale] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRANGE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAY — [say] vb said ; say.ing ; says [ME, fr. OE secgan; akin to OHG sagen to say, Lith sakyti, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRANGE — strange, Strange BrE AmE streɪn d ʒ ▷ stranger ˈstreɪn d ʒ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ strangest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TELL — / tel; NAmE / verb ( told , told / təʊld; NAmE toʊld/) GIVE INFORMATION 1. tell sb (sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRANGE — / streɪndʒ; NAmE / adjective ( stran·ger , stran·gest ) 1. strange (that / how ... ) unusual or surprising, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAY — / seɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb ( says / sez; NAmE / said , said …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELL — tell S1 W1 /tel/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle told ) /təʊld $ toʊld/ [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRANGE — I. strange 1 S2 W2 /streɪndʒ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative stranger , superlative strangest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAY — I. say 1 S1 W1 /seɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle said /sed/, third person singular …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRANGE — adj. 1 unusual, peculiar, surprising, eccentric, novel. 2 a (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, alien, foreign (lost in a strange …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAY — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1 tr. (often foll. by that + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRANGE — adj. 1 unusual, peculiar, surprising, eccentric, novel. 2 a (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, alien, foreign (lost in a strange …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAY — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1 tr. (often foll. by that + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TELL — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1. tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of …
Oxford English vocab
STRANGE — adj.1 unusual, peculiar, surprising, eccentric, novel. 2 a (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, alien, foreign (lost in a strange land). …
Oxford English vocab
SAY — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1. tr. (often foll. by that + …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
TELL — ( tells, telling, told) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRANGE — ( stranger, strangest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAY — ( says /sez/ , saying, said /sed/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELL — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an instinct tells sb sth ▪ Every instinct told her that he was telling the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRANGE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a new/cruel/unexpected/strange etc twist ▪ The robbery took a deadly new twist as the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lot to do/learn/say etc ▪ I still have a lot to learn. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELL — (KNOW) [verb] [past:] told - to know, recognize or be certain"He's Dutch." "How can you tell?" [I]It's too dark for …
Cambridge English vocab
STRANGE — (UNUSUAL) [adjective] -r, -st - unusual and unexpected or difficult to understandHe's got some very strange ideas about women!You say …
Cambridge English vocab
TELL — n. Tell Mardikh Tell Asmar Amarna Tell el Tell William
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TELL — INDEX: tell somebody something 1. to give someone information by speaking or writing to them 2. ways of saying that …
Longman Activator English vocab
TELL — See ↑ ADVISE 1, ↑ EFFECT/AFFECT 2, ↑ EXPLAIN 1, ↑ RECOGNIZE 1, ↑ SHOW 8, ↑ TELL 1,2,11,17 ◆◆◆ …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRANGE
Longman Activator English vocab
SAY — See ↑ EXPRESS 1, ↑ MEANING 5, ↑ SAY 1,2, ↑ SHOW 3, ↑ TELL 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't …
Longman Activator English vocab
SAY
Longman Activator English vocab
TELL — n. 25B6; verb why didn't you tell me before? : INFORM, notify, apprise, let know, make aware, acquaint with, advise, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRANGE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TELL — v. 1 relate, narrate, recount, recite Tell me a story 2 Sometimes, tell of. say, mention, hint at, refer to, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STRANGE
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SAY — v. 1 state, affirm, declare, maintain, hold, aver, remark, assert, claim, asseverate, announce She said that I had to go …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TELL — verb 1 BAD : The article tells about the history of Rome. GOOD : The article is about the history …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STRANGE — adjective 1 BAD : The children were told not to talk to strange people. GOOD : The children were told …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TELL — A tell in poker is a detectable change in a player's behavior or demeanor that gives clues to that player's …
Poker English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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