title
verb/ˈtaɪtl/
/ˈtaɪtl/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they title | /ˈtaɪtl/ /ˈtaɪtl/ |
| he / she / it titles | /ˈtaɪtlz/ /ˈtaɪtlz/ |
| past simple titled | /ˈtaɪtld/ /ˈtaɪtld/ |
| past participle titled | /ˈtaɪtld/ /ˈtaɪtld/ |
| -ing form titling | /ˈtaɪtlɪŋ/ /ˈtaɪtlɪŋ/ |
- to give a book, piece of music, etc. a particular name
- be titled… Their first album was titled ‘Made in Valmez’.
- an article titled ‘Is Music Dead?’
- These poems are from a manuscript tentatively titled ‘The Hunter’.
Word OriginOld English titul, reinforced by Old French title, both from Latin titulus ‘inscription, title’. The word originally denoted a placard or inscription placed on an object, giving information about it, hence a descriptive heading in a book or other composition.Want to learn more?
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