ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE

Meaning of ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE in English

1 : about to be uttered <it was on the tip of my tongue to say exactly what I thought>

2 : just eluding recall

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — phrasal about to be uttered , just eluding recall
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — phrasal 1. : about to be uttered or blurted out 2. : just eluding recall had his name on the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — can't think of the answer on command, unable to respond immediately
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — 1. : about to be uttered it was on the tip of my tongue to say exactly what I thought …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — almost but not quite spoken or coming to mind. → tip
Concise Oxford English vocab
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — {adv. phr.} {informal} 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. * /It was at the tip of my …
Slang English vocab
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — {adv. phr.} About to say something, such as a name, a telephone number, etc., but unable to remember it for …
Словарь английских идиом
ON THE TIP OF ONE`S TONGUE — not quite able to remember something The name of his latest movie is on the tip of my tongue.
English Idioms vocab
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — adv. phr. About to say something, such as a name, a telephone number, etc., but unable to remember it for …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONGUE — Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, and …
Английский словарь Британика
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIP — I. ˈtip noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tip, tippe; akin to Middle High German zipf tip, Middle Dutch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONGUE — — tongueless , adj. — tonguelike , adj. /tung/ , n. , v. tongued, tonguing . n. 1. Anat. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIP — tip 1 — tipless , adj. /tip/ , n. , v. , tipped, tipping . n. 1. a slender or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIP — I. ˈtip verb ( tipped ; tip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. : overturn , …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONGUE — noun any small sole. 2. tongue ·noun the clapper of a bell. 3. tongue ·noun ·same·as reed, ·noun, 5. 4. …
Webster English vocab
TIP — noun a gift; a douceur; a fee. 2. tip ·noun rubbish thrown from a quarry. 3. tip ·noun a light …
Webster English vocab
TONGUE — [tongue] n [ME tunge, fr. OE; akin to OHG zunga tongue, L lingua] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a fleshy movable …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIP — [tip] vb tipped ; tip.ping [ME] vt (14c) 1: overturn, upset--usu. used with over 2. a: cant, tilt b: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TONGUE — in most vertebrates, an organ, capable of various muscular movements, located on the floor of the mouth. In some animals …
Britannica English vocabulary
TONGUE — / tʌŋ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the soft part in the mouth that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIP — / tɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun END OF STH 1. the thin pointed end of sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. tongue 1 S3 W3 /tʌŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tunge ] 1 . MOUTH …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIP — I. tip 1 S2 W3 /tɪp/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,4-5: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from Old Norse …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONGUE — n. & v. n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1. the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Oxford English vocab
TIP — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an extremity or end, esp. of a small or tapering thing (tips of the …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
TONGUE — ( tongues) 1. Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIP — ( tips, tipping, tipped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tip …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES click your tongue (= make a short sound with your tongue to show disapproval …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a useful tip ▪ Their website has some useful tips on selling your home. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONGUE — n. Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TONGUE — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S …
Slang English vocab
TIP — To give or lend. Tip me your daddle; give me your hand. Tip me a hog; give me a shilling. …
Slang English vocab
TONGUE — n. long tongue tongue lash tongue tied tongue walk
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TONGUE — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TONGUE — сущ. 1) а) язык furred/dirty/foul/coated tongue ≈ обложенный язык (у больного) б) язык (еда) 2) что-л., имеющее форму языка, напоминающее …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TIP
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TONGUE — tongue.ogg 1. tʌŋ n 1. 1> язык furred /dirty, foul, coated/ tongue - обложенный язык ( больного ) to put …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TIP
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TONGUE — 1) язык; язычок 2) гребень валка; рельефный калибр валка 3) шпунт; шип; гребень || соединять в шпунт или в гребень; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TIP — 1) вершина; верхушка 2) головка 3) заострённый или закруглённый конец; кончик 4) наконечник || снабжать наконечником 5) рабочий конец электрода …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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