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Etymology
1. tell
verb. ['ˈtɛl'] let something be known.
Synonyms
- reveal
- betoken
- give
- disclose
- pass on
- announce
- leave
- annunciate
- herald
- unwrap
- foretell
- discover
- give away
- digress
- harbinger
- publicize
- spill
- restate
- air
- bring out
- publicise
- propagandise
- ingeminate
- let out
- expose
- iterate
- impart
- divagate
- talk
- divulge
- bare
- stray
- inform
- repeat
- let on
- indicate
- bespeak
- signal
- wander
- reiterate
- retell
- propagandize
- break
Antonyms
- take
- borrow
- breastfeed
- starve
Etymology
- tellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- تل (Arabic)
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2. tell
verb. ['ˈtɛl'] express in words.
Synonyms
- answer
- articulate
- enunciate
- give
- express
- announce
- introduce
- sum
- give tongue to
- observe
- present
- respond
- verbalize
- lay out
- sum up
- vocalize
- verbalise
- summarise
- remark
- say
- represent
- reply
- add
- precede
- misstate
- utter
- append
- state
- supply
- note
- preface
- mention
- summarize
- premise
- explain
- vocalise
- declare
Antonyms
- shrink
- recede
- stay in place
- enter
Etymology
- tellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- تل (Arabic)
3. tell
verb. ['ˈtɛl'] narrate or give a detailed account of.
Synonyms
- recount
- rhapsodize
- rhapsodise
- recite
- relate
- yarn
- inform
- crack
Antonyms
- disinherit
- explode
- stay
- stand still
Etymology
- tellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- تل (Arabic)
4. tell
verb. ['ˈtɛl'] give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.
Synonyms
- enjoin
- order
- direct
- instruct
- command
- warn
- request
- send for
- say
- call
Antonyms
- unpointedness
- keep quiet
- hide
- deny
Etymology
- tellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- تل (Arabic)
5. tell
verb. ['ˈtɛl'] discern or comprehend.
Synonyms
- guess
Antonyms
- undock
- break
Etymology
- tellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- تل (Arabic)
6. tell
verb. ['ˈtɛl'] inform positively and with certainty and confidence.
Synonyms
- affirm
- assert
- avow
- aver
- assure
- swear
- swan
Antonyms
- pull in
- be born
- log in
- dock
Etymology
- tellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- تل (Arabic)
7. tell
verb. ['ˈtɛl'] give evidence.
Synonyms
- inform
Antonyms
- forbid
- disallow
Etymology
- tellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- تل (Arabic)
8. tell
verb. ['ˈtɛl'] mark as different.
Synonyms
- dissociate
- tell apart
- label
- individualise
- contrast
- severalize
- know
- decouple
- demarcate
- know apart
- compare
- place
- identify
- distinguish
- secern
- single out
- stratify
- individualize
- severalise
- differentiate
- separate
- contradistinguish
- discriminate
- secernate
Antonyms
- antinode
- node
- middle
- end
Etymology
- tellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- تل (Arabic)
9. Tell
noun. 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).