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survive to tell the tale en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of live to tell the tale.
    • Chepstow is good for excursions, and Bradshaw tells me I can get a fly to Tintern Abbey, although the fare structure seems particularly complicated. Alternatively, I could go for a simpler choice and just opt for "single horse, 1s", although I doubt I'd survive to tell the tale. 2023 February 22, Stephen Roberts, “Reading... between the lines... to Wales”, in RAIL, number 977, page 59:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
survives to tell the tale Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
survived to tell the tale Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
survived to tell the tale Tense=Past lexicographic
surviving to tell the tale Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

live to tell the tale