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   What does tell mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! TELL definition: 1. to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions: 2. to say…. Learn more.

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   What does tell a person mean?

   • [transitive] (of a person) to give information to somebody by speaking or writing tell something to somebody He told the news to everybody he saw. tell somebody something He told everybody he saw the news. Did she tell you her name? ‘Come closer,’ she said, ‘I want to tell you something’.

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   What is the difference between say and tell?

   • The past simple of say is said, the past simple of tell is told: … Both say and tell take a direct object. The object is most commonly the reported clause (the report of what someone said). … We use tell with an indirect object and a to-infinitive to report a command or an instruction. We don’t normally use say in this way: … (I) told you (so)!

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   What does tell a story mean?

   • , told, tell·ing. to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. to announce or proclaim. to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.). to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.). to reveal or divulge (something secret or private). I cannot tell just what was done.

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   What does tell a person to do a thing mean?

   • [transitive] to order or advise somebody to do something tell somebody/yourself to do something He was told to sit down and wait. There was a sign telling motorists to slow down. I kept telling myself to keep calm. I specifically told you to be here on time. tell somebody something Do what I tell you. tell somebody Children must do as they're told.

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   What does it mean if you tell yourself something?

   • [VERB noun to-infinitive] If you tell yourself something, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something. 'Come on,' she told herself. [V pron-refl with quote] I told myself that I would be satisfied with whatever I could get.

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   TELL definition: 1. to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions: 2. to say…. Learn more.

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     TELL meaning: 1. to say something to someone, often giving...

   • Telltale

     TELLTALE definition: 1. allowing a secret to become known:...

   • Znaczenie Tell, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     TELL definicja: 1. to say something to someone, often giving...

   • Tell: Thai Translation

     TELL translate: บอก, สั่ง, พูด, จำแนกความแตกต่าง,...

   • Tell: Japanese Translation

     TELL translate: ～に話す, 言う, 教える, 伝（つた）える, 告（つ）げる, 話（はな）す,...

   • Tell: German Translation

     TELL translate: erzählen, befehlen, sagen, unterscheiden,...

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

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   If you tell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech.

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

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   a way of referring to somebody talking publicly, usually for money, about a past sexual relationship with somebody famous. Definition of tell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of 'tell'. 1. If you tell someone something, you give them information. [...] 2. If you tell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech. [...] 3. If you tell someone to do something, you order or advise them to do it.