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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. to say something/things that are not true: She's always telling lies. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. tell it like it is informal. to tell the facts without hiding anything. tell tales disapproving. If someone, usually a child, tells tales, they tell someone such as a teacher about something bad that someone else has done:

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

  4. to say something/things that are not true: She's always telling lies. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. tell it like it is informal. to tell the facts without hiding anything. tell tales disapproving. If someone, usually a child, tells tales, they tell someone such as a teacher about something bad that someone else has done:

  5. to read the time from a clock, etc. used to say that it is impossible to know what happened or will happen. Definition of tell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

  7. To tell is to describe or announce something, either by speaking or writing. If you're going to be late to a movie, you should tell your friends so they can save you a seat. You might tell someone to be quiet in the library, or tell a bedtime story to your siblings.

  8. a. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words: She told him that the store was closed. Tell me the truth. b. To give a detailed account of; narrate: told what happened; told us a story. c. To notify (someone) of something; inform: He told us of his dream to sail around the world. d.

  9. TELL meaning: 1. to say something to someone, usually giving them information: 2. to order someone to do…. Learn more.

  10. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English tell /tel/ verb (past tense and past participle told) /təʊld $ toʊld/ S1 W1 1 communicate something [ transitive] if someone tells you something, they communicate information, a story, their feelings etc to you tell somebody (that) I wish someone had told me the meeting was canceled.

  11. 18 senses: 1. to let know; notify 2. to order or instruct (someone to do something) 3. to give an account or narration (of.... Click for more definitions.