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   tell

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   verb

   • 1. communicate information to someone in spoken or written words: "I told her you were coming" Similar informlet knownotifyapprisemake awaremention something toacquaint withadviseput in the picturebrieffill inbreak the news toalertwarnforewarninformal:clue inspeakuttersayvoicestatedeclarecommunicatemake knownimpartdivulgeannounceproclaimbroadcastrelaterecountnarrategive an account ofset forthunfoldretailreportchroniclereciterehearsedescribeportraysketchdelineatedepictpaintweavespin
   • ▪ order or advise someone to do something: "tell him to go away" Similar instructordergive orderscommanddirectchargeenjoincall onrequireliterary:bid
   • ▪ relate (a story): "he tried to make the children laugh by telling jokes"
   • ▪ reveal (information) to someone in a non-verbal way: "the figures tell a different story" Similar revealshowbe/give evidence ofdiscloseindicateconveysignifydisplayexhibit
   • ▪ divulge confidential or private information: "promise you won't tell" Similar give the game awaytalktell talesopen one's mouthtattleinformal:spill the beanslet the cat out of the bagblabblow the gaffOpposite keep a secret
   • 2. decide or determine correctly or with certainty: "you can tell they're in love" Similar ascertaindecidedeterminework outmake outdeducediscernperceiveseeidentifyrecognizeunderstandcomprehendbe surebe certaininformal:figure outget a fix onsuss out
   • ▪ perceive (the difference between one person or thing and another): "I can't tell the difference between margarine and butter" Similar distinguishdifferentiatetell apartdiscriminate
   • 3. count (the members of a group): archaic "the shepherd had told all his sheep"

   noun

   • 1. (especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception.

   Word Origin Old Englishtellan ‘relate, count, estimate’, of Germanic origin; related to German zählen ‘reckon, count’, erzählen ‘recount, relate’, also to tale.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tellable adjective

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   What does tell a story mean?

   • , told, tell·ing. to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. to announce or proclaim. to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.). to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.). to reveal or divulge (something secret or private). I cannot tell just what was done.

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   What is a tell verb?

   • Definition of tell verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] (of a person) to give information to somebody by speaking or writing tell something to somebody He told the news to everybody he saw. tell somebody something He told everybody he saw the news. Did she tell you her name?

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   What is the meaning of Tell on?

   • tell on - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam". shit, snitch, stag, shop, denounce, give away, betray, grass, rat. inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights". sell out - give information that compromises others.

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   What is the meaning of the name Tell?

   • Tell may refer to: Tell, a type of archaeological site Tell, a name used as a given name and a surname Tell, a subconscious behavior that can betray information to an observant opponent

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   • [transitive] (of a person) to give information to somebody by speaking or writing. tell something to somebody He told the news to everybody he saw. tell somebody something He told everybody he saw the news.
   • [transitive] (of some writing, an instrument, a sign, etc.) to give information about something. tell somebody something The advertisement told us very little about the product.
   • [transitive] to express something in words. tell something to tell stories/jokes/lies. Are you sure you're telling the truth? tell somebody how, what, etc… I can't tell you how happy I am.
   • [intransitive] (informal) to let somebody know a secret. Promise you won't tell. ‘Who are you going out with tonight?’ ‘ That would be telling!’ (= it's a secret)

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   To tell is to describe or announce something, either by speaking or writing. If you're going to be late to a movie, you should tell your friends so they can save you a seat. You might tell someone to be quiet in the library, or tell a bedtime story to your siblings.

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    Tell definition: to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.). See examples of TELL used in a sentence.