- 1when a bell tolls or someone tolls it, it is rung slowly many times, especially as a sign that someone has died toll (for somebody) The Abbey bell tolled for those killed in the war. Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. toll something The bell tolled the hour.
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- 2(figurative) The revolution tolled the death knell (= signaled the end) for the Russian monarchy.
toll
verbNAmE//toʊl//
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they toll he / she / it tolls
past simple tolled
-ing form tolling
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