Definition of tell - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

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)

Verb

express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

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let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"

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narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

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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"

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discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"

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inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

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give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

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mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

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Synonyms

assure differentiate distinguish enjoin evidence narrate order recite recount say secern secernate separate severalise severalize state tell apart William Tell

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More General Terms

affirm assert aver avow express give tongue to guess identify infer inform place request swan swear utter verbalise verbalize verify

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More Specific Terms

add air announce annunciate answer append articulate bare bespeak betoken break bring out call command contradistinguish contrast crack declare decouple demarcate digress direct disclose discover discriminate dissociate divagate divulge enunciate explain expose foretell get out give give away harbinger herald impart indicate individualise individualize ingeminate instruct introduce iterate know know apart label lay out leave let on let out mention misstate note observe pass on point precede preface premise present propagandise propagandize publicise publicize reiterate relate remark repeat reply represent require respond restate retell reveal rhapsodise rhapsodize send for separate severalise severalize sex signal single out spill stratify stray sum sum up summarise summarize supply talk unwrap vocalise vocalize wander warn yarn

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