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Pronunciation


Etymology 1

tellan

Verb

{{en-verb|tells|telling|told}}

  1. {{context|transitive|or|ditransitive}} To narrate.
  2. : I want to tell a story.
  3. : I want to tell you a story.
  4. To pass information by speech.
  5. : You should tell her that you love her.
  6. To instruct or inform.
  7. : Tell him to go away.
  8. : Please tell me the time.
  9. To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
  10. : Can you tell whether those flowers are real or silk, from this distance?
  11. : No, there's no way to tell.
  12. To have a marked effect
  13. : The mace dealt a telling blow to his right shoulder.
  14. To count or enumerate (see teller)


Synonyms


Antonyms
  • (to instruct or inform): ask


Derived terms


Translations
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Etymology 2

From the verb tell

Noun

  1. A giveaway sign, especially one used in the game of poker.


Etymology 3

From Arabic

Noun

  1. a mound in the Middle East over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tell \Tell\ (t[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Told (t[=o]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Telling.] [AS. tellan, from talu tale, number,
speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G. z[aum]hlen, OHG.
zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to speak,
t[ae]lle to count. See Tale that which is told.]
1. To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to
enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell
money. "An heap of coin he told." --Spenser.
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He telleth the number of the stars. --Ps. cxlvii.
4.
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Tell the joints of the body. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to
narrate.
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Of which I shall tell all the array. --Chaucer.
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And not a man appears to tell their fate. --Pope.
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3. To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.
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Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
--Gen. xii.
18.
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4. To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to
teach; to inform.
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A secret pilgrimage,
That you to-day promised to tell me of? --Shak.
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5. To order; to request; to command.
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He told her not to be frightened. --Dickens.
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6. To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to
find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color
ends and the other begins.
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7. To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to
estimate. [Obs.]
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I ne told no dainity of her love. --Chaucer.
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Note: Tell, though equivalent in some respect to speak and
say, has not always the same application. We say, to
tell truth or falsehood, to tell a number, to tell the
reasons, to tell something or nothing; but we never
say, to tell a speech, discourse, or oration, or to
tell an argument or a lesson. It is much used in
commands; as, tell me the whole story; tell me all you
know.
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To tell off, to count; to divide. --Sir W. Scott.
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Syn: To communicate; impart; reveal; disclose; inform;
acquaint; report; repeat; rehearse; recite.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tell \Tell\, v. i.
1. To give an account; to make report.
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That I may publish with the voice of thankgiving,
and tell of all thy wondrous works. --Ps. xxvi. 7.
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2. To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot
tells; every expression tells.
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To tell of.
(a) To speak of; to mention; to narrate or describe.
(b) To inform against; to disclose some fault of.

To tell on, to inform against. [Archaic & Colloq.]
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Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David.
--1 Sam.
xxvii. 11.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tell \Tell\, n.
That which is told; tale; account. [R.]
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I am at the end of my tell. --Walpole.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tell \Tell\, n. [Ar.]
A hill or mound. --W. M. Thomson.
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WordNet tell
n : 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) [syn: William Tell]
v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her";
"tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion";
"state your name" [syn: state, say]
2: let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
3: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened";
"The father told a story to his child" [syn: narrate, recount,
recite]
4: 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" [syn: order, enjoin, say]
5: discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
6: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell
you that man is a crook!" [syn: assure]
7: give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
[syn: evidence]
8: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
[syn: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern,
secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apart]
Moby Dictionary
acknowledge , acquaint , admit , advertise , advertise of , advise ,
affect , air , allegorize , amount to something , announce , apprise ,
approve , argue , articulate , ascertain , assert , asseverate , attest ,
aver , barrow , be effective , be featured , be influential ,
be persuasive , be prominent , be somebody , be something , berate ,
bespeak , betoken , betray , bid , blab , break , break it to ,
break the news , breathe , brief , bring out , bring to light ,
bring word , broadcast , call off , call over , call the roll ,
carry weight , castigate , censure , census , charge , chew out , chide ,
chime , chime in , chorus , clue , come home to , come out with ,
command , communicate , confess , confide , confide to , confirm ,
connote , convey , count , cut ice , cut some ice , declare , delineate ,
deliver , demonstrate , denote , depict , describe , determine ,
differentiate , direct , discern , disclose , discover , discriminate ,
display , disseminate , distinguish , divulgate , divulge , emit ,
enjoin , enlighten , enumerate , enunciate , evidence , evince ,
evulgate , exhibit , explain , express , fable , fabulize , familiarize ,
fictionalize , fill in , fling off , foliate , forecast , foresee ,
foretell , formulate , furnish evidence , get across , get over ,
get top billing , give , give a report , give away , give expression ,
give indication of , give notice , give out , give out with ,
give the facts , give tidings of , give tongue , give utterance ,
give vent to , give voice , give word , go to show , hand on , have ,
have an in , have full play , have influence , have personality ,
have pull , herald , hillock , hint at , hit , hit the mark , identify ,
illustrate , impart , imply , import , impress , impress forcibly ,
indicate , inform , instruct , intimate , involve , know , know again ,
leak , leave word , lecture , let get around , let in on , let know ,
let out , let slip , lip , make an impression , make known , make out ,
manifest , mark , matter , measure , mention , mention to , militate ,
mound , mouth , mythicize , mythify , mythologize , nail , narrate ,
notify , novelize , number , numerate , order , out with , outline , page ,
paginate , pass , pass along , pass on , peach , peg , perceive , phonate ,
phrase , place , point to , poll , portray , post , pour forth , predict ,
present , proclaim , pronounce , prophesy , publish , put , put forth ,
put in words , quantify , quantize , raise , rat , realize , rebuke ,
recall knowledge of , recite , recognize , recount , refer to ,
rehearse , reidentify , relate , release , render , report , reprimand ,
reproach , reprove , require , retell , reveal , rock , romance , rumor ,
run over , say , scold , send , send word , serve notice , set forth ,
share , share with , show , show signs of , signal , signalize , signify ,
sink in , smite , sound , speak , speak for itself , speak volumes ,
spill , spill the beans , spot , squeak , squeal , stand out , star ,
state , storify , strike , strike hard , strike home , suggest , swear ,
symptomatize , take to task , tale , talk , tally , tattle , tattle on ,
tell a story , tell off , tell on , tend to show , throw off ,
throw out , tick off , touch on , transfer , transmit , traumatize ,
trumpet , tumulus , understand , unfold a tale , utter , vent ,
ventilate , verbalize , verse , vocalize , voice , warn , weigh , whisper ,
word , write up


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