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- Dictionarytell/tɛl/
verb
- 1. communicate information to someone in spoken or written words: "I told her you were coming" Similar
- 2. decide or determine correctly or with certainty: "you can tell they're in love" Similar
noun
- 1. (especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception.
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I'm telling you, I don't know anyone by that name. I'll tell you one thing : she was awfully arrogant. I'll tell you something/this : I would never have bought that car.
A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold. Wiktionary.
The biggest difference in usage kicks in when using reported speech. In reported speech, we use “tell” to reproduce what a person said and not include the quote itself. “Say” is used in reported speech when we want to reproduce the exact quote and the message receiver isn’t part of the sentence.
Explanation on the meaning and use of the verbs 'say' and 'tell' for learners of English, with an online exercise.
Definition of tell in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of tell. What does tell mean? Information and translations of tell in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
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In English, the verb 'to tell' is irregular. Here is the full conjugation of 'tell' in the past tense, present tense, and future tense. Grammar-Monster .com ( #gm )
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