Tim

[ tim ]

/ tɪm /

noun

a male given name, form of Timothy.

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Definition for Tim (2 of 2)

Tim.

Bible.

Timothy.

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Example sentences from the Web for Tim

Tim Russert and I are driving back to the Albany airport after taking our kids to the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed BritainBy Tim Teeman Lady Grantham of ‘Downton Abbey’ is far from an anomaly.
Six Must-Read Stories About Gay Mormon Husbands and Iranian Drug Wars|The Daily Beast|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
United States goalkeeper Tim Howard on why soccer struggles in America and how he essentially chose his career over his wife.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For the past decade or so, Tim Burton was a bit lost in CG land.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel|Marlow Stern|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Tim Garvey is no quitter; at least, I've never had that name.
Torchy As A Pa|Sewell Ford
With its recovery came something like confidence again, and he turned about to learn how Tim Brophy was making out.
The Young Ranchers|Edward S. Ellis
"It is well that you come," said Tim to Cortinez in Spanish.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White
We call him Tim behind his back because we like him and Padre to his face because some respect is due to his profession.
Our Casualty And Other Stories|James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham
So everybody orders something; Tim Mahoney going in behind the bar to help out.
Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for Tim

Tim.

/ Bible /

abbreviation for

Timothy

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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