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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- tell :express in words
- He said that he wanted to marry her|tell me what is bothering you|state your opinion|state your name
- tell :let something be known
- Tell them that you will be late
- tell :narrate or give a detailed account of
- Tell what happened|The father told a story to his child
- tell :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
- tell :discern or comprehend
- He could tell that she was unhappy
- tell :inform positively and with certainty and confidence
- I tell you that man is a crook!
- tell :give evidence
- he was telling on all his former colleague
- tell :mark as different
- We distinguish several kinds of maple