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to communicate information or facts
Tell, William Tell(verb)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)
state, say, tell(verb)express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
tell(verb)let something be known
"Tell them that you will be late"
tell, narrate, recount, recite(verb)narrate or give a detailed account of
"Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
order, tell, enjoin, say(verb)give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
"I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
tell(verb)discern or comprehend
"He could tell that she was unhappy"
assure, tell(verb)inform positively and with certainty and confidence
"I tell you that man is a crook!"
tell, evidence(verb)give evidence
"he was telling on all his former colleague"
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart(verb)mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
to give an oral or written account of in some detailthey told the story of how they had met
to express (a thought or emotion) in wordsjust tell us what is in your heart
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being addedwho can tell the number of grains of sand in the world?
to give information totell me, when did you begin playing the violin?
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authoritytold us to sit still and wait
to make known (as information previously kept secret)I won't tell your secret to anyone
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