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tell

verb(tell)

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

Synonyms: enjoin, order, say,

tell

verb(tell)

give evidence

Synonyms: evidence,

Examples:

He was telling on all his former colleague.

tell

verb(tell)

narrate or give a detailed account of

Synonyms: narrate, recite, recount,

tell

verb(tell)

inform positively and with certainty and confidence

Synonyms: assure,

Examples:

I tell you that man is a crook!.

tell

verb(tell)

express in words

Synonyms: say, state,

Examples:

Tell me what is bothering you.

tell

noun(tell)

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)

Synonyms: william tell,

tell

verb(tell)

mark as different

Synonyms: differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell apart,

tell

verb(tell)

discern or comprehend

Examples:

He could tell that she was unhappy.

tell

verb(tell)

let something be known

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