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Tell / tell > 9 senses
NOUN1Tell, William TellA Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
VERB1tell, state, sayExpress in words
2tellLet something be known
3tell, narrate, recount, reciteNarrate or give a detailed account of
4tell, order, enjoin, sayGive instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
5tellDiscern or comprehend
6tell, assureInform positively and with certainty and confidence
7tell, evidenceGive evidence
8tell, distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apartMark as different
Tell / tell > pronunciation
Soundsteh'l
RhymesAix-la-Chapelle, barbell, bel / Bel, and 89 more rhymes in ehl at the HyperDic website...
Tell > noun, person
MeaningA 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).
SynonymsWilliam Tell
Broaderarcher, bowman
tell > verb 1, communication
MeaningExpress in words.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey tell that there was a traffic accident
Examples"tell me what is bothering you"
Synonymsstate, say
Narrowerpresent, represent, lay out; misstate; answer, reply, respond; precede, preface, premise, introduce; announce, declare; articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise; get out; declare; declare; note, observe, mention, remark; add, append, supply; explain; give; summarize, summarise, sum, sum up
Broaderexpress, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Similar tosay
Nounstelling; teller
tell > verb 2, communication
MeaningLet something be known.
PatternSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"Tell them that you will be late"
Narrowerdigress, stray, divagate, wander; bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal; disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out; spill, talk; publicize, publicise, air, bare; repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell; propagandize, propagandise; announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald; impart, leave, give, pass on
Broaderinform
See alsotell off
Nounstale
tell > verb 3, communication
MeaningNarrate or give a detailed account of.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
ModelThey won't tell the story
Examples"Tell what happened"
Synonymsnarrate, recount, recite
Narrowerrelate; crack; yarn; rhapsodize, rhapsodise
Broaderinform
Nounstelling; teller; tale
tell > verb 4, communication
MeaningGive instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey tell him to write the letter
Synonymsorder, enjoin, say
Narrowerdirect; instruct; command, require, compel; call, send for; warn
Broaderrequest
tell > verb 5, cognition
MeaningDiscern or comprehend.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"He could tell that she was unhappy"
Broaderguess, infer
tell > verb 6, communication
MeaningInform positively and with certainty and confidence.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody of something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"I tell you that man is a crook!"
Synonymsassure
Broaderaffirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
tell > verb 7, communication
MeaningGive evidence.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"he was telling on all his former colleague"
Synonymsevidence
Broaderinform
See alsotell apart
Nounstelling
tell > verb 8, cognition
MeaningMark as different.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonymsdistinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apart
Entailscompare
Narrowerknow; discriminate, know apart; label; label; sex; individualize, individualise; contrast; severalize, severalise; contradistinguish; decouple, dissociate; demarcate; discriminate, separate, single out; stratify
Broaderidentify, place

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