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Definitions for Tell

[1] to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
[2] to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate.
[3] to announce or proclaim.
[4] to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.).
[5] to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.).
[6] to reveal or divulge (something secret or private).
[7] to say plainly or positively: I cannot tell just what was done.
[8] to discern or recognize (a distant person or thing) so as to be able to identify or describe: Can you tell who that is over there?
[9] to distinguish; discriminate; ascertain: You could hardly tell the difference between them.
[10] to inform (a person) of something: He told me his name.
[11] to assure emphatically: I won't, I tell you!
[12] to bid, order, or command: Tell him to stop.
[13] to mention one after another, as in enumerating; count or set one by one or in exact amount: to tell the cattle in a herd; All told there were 17 if we are correct.
[14] to give an account or report: Tell me about your trip.
[15] to give evidence or be an indication: The ruined temples told of an ancient culture, long since passed from existence.
[16] to disclose something secret or private; inform; tattle: She knows who did it, but she won't tell.
[17] to say positively; determine; predict: Who can tell?
[18] to have force or effect; operate effectively: a contest in which every stroke tells.
[19] to produce a marked or severe effect: The strain was telling on his health.
[20] British Dialect . to talk or chat.
[21] tell off , to separate from the whole and assign to a particular duty. Informal . to rebuke severely; scold: It was about time that someone told him off.
[22] tell on , to tattle on (someone).
[23] tell it like it is , Informal . to tell the complete, unadulterated truth; be forthright: He may be crude but he tells it like it is.
[24] an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
[25] Wil·helm [vil -helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ . William Tell.
[26] (when tr, may take a clause as object) to let know or notify he told me that he would go
[27] (tr) to order or instruct (someone to do something) I told her to send the letter airmail
[28] (when intr, usually foll by of ) to give an account or narration (of something) she told me her troubles
[29] (tr) to communicate by words; utter to tell the truth
[30] (tr) to make known; disclose to tell fortunes
[31] (intr often foll by of ) to serve as an indication her blush told of her embarrassment
[32] (tr; used with can, etc ; may take a clause as object) to comprehend, discover, or discern I can tell what is wrong
[33] (tr; used with can, etc ) to distinguish or discriminate he couldn't tell chalk from cheese
[34] (intr) to have or produce an impact, effect, or strain every step told on his bruised feet
[35] (intr sometimes foll by on ) informal to reveal secrets or gossip (about) don't tell! ; she told on him
[36] (tr) to assure I tell you, I've had enough!
[37] (tr) to count (votes)
[38] (intr) dialect to talk or chatter
[39] informal , mainly US to tell the truth no matter how unpleasant it is
[40] tell the time to read the time from a clock
[41] you're telling me slang I know that very well
[42] a large mound resulting from the accumulation of rubbish on a long-settled site, esp one with mudbrick buildings, particularly in the Middle East
[43] William, German name Wilhelm Tell. a legendary Swiss patriot, who, traditionally, lived in the early 14th century and was compelled by an Austrian governor to shoot an apple from his son's head with one shot of his crossbow. He did so without mishap

Words related to Tell

disclose, reveal, instruct, confess, mention, explain, express, state, order, inform, say, notify, report, announce, advise, summon, declare, speak, portray, recount

Words nearby Tell

telic, telidon, teliospore, telium, telkom, tell, tell a thing or two, tell apart, tell el amarna, tell it like it is, tell it to the marines

Origin of Tell

2First recorded in 1860–65, tell is from the Arabic word tall hillock

Word origin for Tell

C19: from Arabic tall

Synonyms for Tell

advise, announce, confess, declare, disclose, explain, express, inform, instruct, mention, notify, order, report, reveal, say, speak, state, summon, acquaint, apprise, authorize, bid, command, direct, divulge, enjoin, impart, leak, level, proclaim, recite, represent, require, utter, break the news, call upon, clue in, fill in, give facts, give out, keep posted, lay open, leave word, let in on, let know, let slip, make known, open up, put before, reel off, spit it out