tell

Pronunciation: US [tel] UK [tel]

v.Tell say; tell you know
n."Archeology" (layers of covering ancient ruins) artificial mound Fu; rumors
WebCommand; identifying; phone

Synonyms

Antonyms

chart chronicle describe narrate recite recount rehearse relate report

Definitions in English

v.

1.

to give information to someone; if something such as a fact, event, or piece of equipment tells you something, it gives or shows you some information; if you tell a story or a joke, you give someone a spoken account of it

2.

to order or strongly advise someone to do something

3.

to recognize something as a result of knowledge, experience, or evidence; to recognize the difference between one person or thing and another

4.

to have an effect that can be clearly seen, especially a bad effect

5.

to not keep a secret; to inform someone about something bad or wrong that someone else has done

6.

to inform someone about something bad that someone else has done

7.

to count each of a number of things, for example animals in a group or votes in an election

Other Forms

pt.told

pp.told

3sg.tells

Idioms

do tell!
tell off
tell on

Example Sentences

Barnabas and Paul..tolde what signes and wondres God had shewed.
Source: Bible (Tyndale): Acts
He told of bloody fights.
Source: G. Crabbe
He was telling another fishing story.
Source: G. Greene

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English word tell can not be rearranged.
Based on tell, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
s - ellt
u - tulle
y - telly
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