Tell meaning, definition and synonyms

1. Verb

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate.

To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.

To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform.

To order; to request; to command.

To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color ends and the other begins.

To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate.

To give an account; to make report.

To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells.

That which is told; tale; account.

A hill or mound.

mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary

discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"

Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary

inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary