tell

verbs

express in words

"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

say, state, tell

is derived from

is derived from

let something be known

"Tell them that you will be late"

tell

see also

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

"I informed him of his rights"

narrate or give a detailed account of

"Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

narrate, recite, recount, tell

is derived from

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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"

enjoin, order, say, tell

discern or comprehend

"He could tell that she was unhappy"

tell

is a type of (narrower)

guess correctly; solve by guessing

"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

inform positively and with certainty and confidence

"I tell you that man is a crook!"

assure, tell

give evidence

"he was telling on all his former colleague"

evidence, tell

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