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Verb: tell (told) tel- Express in words
"tell me what is bothering you"
- state, say - Let something be known
"Tell them that you will be late" - Narrate or give a detailed account of
"Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
- narrate, recount, recite - Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
"The mother told the child to get dressed"
- order, enjoin, say - Discern or comprehend
"He could tell that she was unhappy" - Inform positively and with certainty and confidence
"I tell you that man is a crook!"
- assure - Give evidence
"he was telling on all his former colleague"
- evidence - Mark as different
- distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise [Brit], tell apart
Noun: Tell tel- A Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
- William Tell
Derived forms: told, telling, tells See also: tale, tell apart, tell off, teller, telling Type of: affirm, archer, assert, aver, avow, bowman, express, give tongue to, guess, identify, infer, inform, place, request, swan, swear, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, verify Encyclopedia: Tell Tell, Texas |