tale

🇺🇸 /teɪl/ 🇬🇧 /teɪl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B2

A story made up, often with exciting or unusual events.

The children loved the tale of the brave knight and the dragon.

B2

A story told by someone, which might not be completely true.

He told a tall tale about his fishing trip.

translation

n. A story made up, often with exciting or unusual events.; A story told by someone, which might not be completely true.

Word Forms

Plural tales