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    tell
    /tɛl/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. (especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception.

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  2. Learn the meaning, usage, and grammar of the verb tell and the noun tell in English. Find out how to say or tell, tell a lie, tell the time, and more with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. The meaning of TELL is to relate in detail : narrate. How to use tell in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Tell.

  4. Learn the meaning, usage, and grammar of the verb tell and the noun tell in English. Find out how to say or tell, tell a lie, tell the truth, and more with examples and idioms.

    • [transitive] (of a person) to give information to somebody by speaking or writing. tell something to somebody He told the news to everybody he saw. tell somebody something He told everybody he saw the news.
    • [transitive] (of some writing, an instrument, a sign, etc.) to give information about something. tell somebody something The advertisement told us very little about the product.
    • [transitive] to express something in words. tell something to tell stories/jokes/lies. Are you sure you're telling the truth? tell somebody how, what, etc… I can't tell you how happy I am.
    • [intransitive] (informal) to let somebody know a secret. Promise you won't tell. ‘Who are you going out with tonight?’ ‘ That would be telling!’ (= it's a secret)
  5. Learn the meaning, grammar, and collocations of the verb tell in English. Find out how to use tell to communicate, show, order, know, recognize, warn, and more.

  6. tell in British English. (tɛl ) verb Word forms: tells, telling, told. 1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to let know; notify. he told me that he would go. 2. (transitive) to order or instruct (someone to do something) I told her to send the letter airmail.

  7. Tell definition: to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.). See examples of TELL used in a sentence.

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