Meaning

1 senses

  1. (uncommon)To advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol.

More definitions
  • practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I choose not to drink alcohol. I am teetotal.

    ruЯ выбираю не пить. Я трезвенник. — shanghainese

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  2. I'm completely teetotal.

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Origin

From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears

From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.

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Forms

teetotals, teetotaling, teetotaled, teetotaled
Base formteetotal · to teetotal
3rd person singularteetotals
Present participleteetotaling
Past simpleteetotaled / teetotalled
Past participleteetotaled / teetotalled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyteetotal
he, she, itteetotals

Past simpleLesson

all personsteetotaled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave teetotaled
he, she, ithas teetotaled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill teetotal

Word family

1 related words
Relatedteetotaller

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
teepeeteeterteetheteetotalerteetotallertelecomtelecommunication
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