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Meaning of tumble to | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To discover or understand something.

informal

Examples

“He finally tumbled to our secret.”
“Speaking of this language, a costermonger said to me: "The Irish can't tumble to it anyhow; the Jews can tumble better, but we're their masters. Some of the young salesmen at Billingsgate understand us, — but only at Billingsgate; […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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