tell (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 9 senses of the word *Tell / tell*:
VERB	communication	tell, state, say	express in words / words
communication	tell	let something be known
communication	tell, narrate, recount, recite	narrate or give a detailed account of
communication	tell, order, enjoin, say	give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
cognition	tell	discern or comprehend
communication	tell, assure	inform positively and with certainty and confidence
communication	tell, evidence	give evidence
cognition	tell, distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apart	mark as different
NOUN	person	Tell, William Tell	a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

Tell / tell pronunciation
Sounds	teh'l
Rhymes	Aix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 95 rhymes with ehl...

EnglishTell: 9 senses noun 1, person
Meaning	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).
Synonym	William Tell
Instance of	archer, bowman	A person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
Spanish	William Tell
Catalan	Guillem Tell, Tell

Englishtell: 9 senses verb 1, communication
Meaning	Express in words / words.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They tell that there was a traffic accident
Example	"tell me what is bothering you"
Synonyms	state, say
Narrower	add, append, supply	state or say further
	announce, declare	announce publicly or officially
	answer, reply, respond	React verbally
	articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise	Express or state clearly
	declare	state emphatically and authoritatively
	declare	make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
	explain	define
	get out	Express with difficulty
	give	convey or reveal information
	misstate	state something incorrectly
	note, observe, mention, remark	make mention of
	precede, preface, premise, introduce	Furnish with a preface or introduction
	present, represent, lay out	bring forward and present to the mind
	summarize, summarise, sum, sum up	Be a summary of
Broader	express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to	articulate
Similar to	say	state as one's opinion or judgement
Spanish	afirmar, contar, decir, declarar, manifestar, sentenciar
Catalan	afirmar, declarar, dir, manifestar, sentenciar
Nouns	teller	someone who tells a story
Nouns	telling	informing by words

Englishtell: 9 senses verb 2, communication
Meaning	Let something be known.
Pattern	Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"Tell them that you will be late"
Narrower	announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald	foreshadow or presage
	bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal	Be a signal for or a symptom of
	digress, stray, divagate, wander	Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject / subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
	impart, leave, give, pass on	Transmit (knowledge or skills)
	propagandize, propagandise	subject / subject to propaganda
	publicize, publicise, air, bare	make public
	repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell	To say, state, or perform again
	spill, talk	reveal information
	unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover	Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Broader	inform	Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
See also	tell off	reprimand
Spanish	decir
Catalan	dir
Nouns	tale	a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events

Englishtell: 9 senses verb 3, communication
Meaning	narrate or give a detailed account of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something
Model	They won't tell the story
Example	"Tell what happened"
Synonyms	narrate, recount, recite
Narrower	crack	tell spontaneously
	relate	Give an account of
	rhapsodize, rhapsodise	recite a rhapsody
	yarn	tell or spin a yarn
Broader	inform	Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
Spanish	contar, explicar, narrar, recontar, relatar
Catalan	contar, explicar, narrar
Nouns	tale	a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
	teller	someone who tells a story
	telling	an act of narration

Englishtell: 9 senses verb 4, communication
Meaning	Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They tell him to write the letter
Synonyms	order, enjoin, say
Narrower	call, send for	Order, request, or command to come
	command, require	make someone do something
	direct	command with authority
	instruct	Give instructions or directions for some task
	prescribe	(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
	warn	ask to go away
Broader	request	ask (a person) to do something
Spanish	decir, declarar, encargar, imponer, indicar, mandar, ordenar, sentenciar
Catalan	declarar, manar, ordenar, sentenciar

Englishtell: 9 senses verb 5, cognition
Meaning	discern or comprehend.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"He could tell that she was unhappy"
Broader	guess, infer	guess correctly
Spanish	comunicar, decir, informar
Catalan	comunicar, dir, informar

Englishtell: 9 senses verb 6, communication
Meaning	inform positively and with certainty and confidence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody of something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"I tell you that man is a crook!"
Synonym	assure
Broader	affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Spanish	asegurar, contar, decir
Catalan	assegurar, dir

Englishtell: 9 senses verb 7, communication
Meaning	Give evidence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"he was telling on all his former colleague"
Synonym	evidence
Broader	inform	act as an informer
See also	tell apart	detect with the senses
Spanish	decir, evidenciar
Nouns	telling	disclosing information or giving evidence about another

Englishtell: 9 senses verb 8, cognition
Meaning	mark as different.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonyms	distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apart
Entails	compare	Examine and note the similarities or differences of
Narrower	contradistinguish	distinguish by contrasting qualities
	contrast	put in opposition to show / show or emphasize differences
	decouple, dissociate	regard as unconnected
	demarcate	separate clearly, as if by boundaries
	discriminate, know apart	recognize or perceive the difference
	discriminate, separate, single out	treat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race
	have the distinction	Be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic
	individualize, individualise	make or mark or treat as individual
	know	Be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
	label	distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
	label	distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
	severalize, severalise	distinguish or separate
	sex	tell the sex (of young chickens)
	stratify	divide society into social classes or castes
Broader	identify, place	recognize as being
Spanish	deslindar, diferenciar, discernir, distinguir
Catalan	diferenciar, discernir, discriminar, distingir

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