Meaning
14 senses(transitive)To impose a fee for the use of.
Once more it is proposed to toll the East River bridges.
charge a fee for using
(ambitransitive)To levy a toll on (someone or something).
(transitive)To take as a toll.
To pay a toll or tallage.
(ergative)To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.
Martin tolled the great bell every day.
Ask not for whom the bell tolls.
ring slowly
(transitive)To summon by ringing a bell.
The ringer tolled the workers back from the fields for vespers.
звони́тьzvonítʹ, позвони́тьpozvonítʹ
(transitive)To announce by ringing a bell.
The bells tolled the King’s death.
бла́говеститьblágovestitʹ, благовести́тьblagovestítʹ
(figuratively)To make a sound as if made by a bell.
läuten
звони́тьzvonítʹ, позвони́тьpozvonítʹ
(transitive)To tear in pieces.
(transitive)To draw; entice; invite; allure.
Hou many virgins shal she tolle and drawe to þe Lord - "Life of Our Lady"
(transitive)To lure with bait; tole (especially, fish and animals).
To suspend.
The statute of limitations defense was tolled as a result of the defendant’s wrongful conduct.
Examples
79 sentencesThe exact death toll is unknown.
ruТочное число погибших неизвестно.
Call us toll-free for help.
The death toll could rise significantly.
How often do you use toll roads?
ruКак часто вы пользуетесь платными дорогами?
This bridge was originally a toll bridge.
ruПроезд по этому мосту изначально был платным.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English toll, tol, tolle, from Old English toll m or n and toln f (“toll, dutyFrom Middle English toll, tol, tolle, from Old English toll m or n and toln f (“toll, duty, custom”), from Proto-West Germanic *toll, *tolnu, from Proto-Germanic *tullaz, *tullō (“that which is counted or told, reckoning”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“calculation, fraud”).
Probably the same as Etymology 3. Possibly related to or influenced by toil
From Middle English tolen, tollen, variation of tullen, tillen (“to draw, allure, entice”), from Old English *tyllan, *tillan (“to pull, draw, attract”) (found in compounds fortyllan (“to seduce, lead astray, draw away from the mark, deceive”) and betyllan, betillan (“to lure, decoy”)), related to Old Frisian tilla (“to lift, raise”), Dutch tillen (“to lift, raise, weigh, buy”), Low German tillen (“to lift, remove”), Swedish dialectal tille (“to take up, appropriate”).
From Latin tollō (“to lift up”).
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Forms
tolls, tolling, tolled, tolledSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle