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Synonyms for tell
tɛltell
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
tell
To announce is to give intelligence of in some formal or public way. We may announce that which has occurred or that which is to occur, tho the word is chiefly used in the anticipative sense; we announce a book when it is in press, a guest when he arrives. We advertise our business, communicate our intentions, enunciate our views; we notify an individual, give notice to the public. Declare has often an authoritative force; to declare war is to cause war to be, where before there may have been only hostilities; we say declare war, proclaim peace. We propound a question or an argument, promulgate the views of a sect or party, or the decision of a court, etc. We report an interview, reveal a secret, herald the coming of some distinguished person or great event. Publish, in popular usage, is becoming closely restricted to the sense of issuing through the press; we announce a book that is to be published.
Synonyms:
advertise, announce, circulate, communicate, declare, enunciate, give notice (of), give out, herald, make known, notify, proclaim, promulgate, propound, publish, report, reveal, say, spread abroad, stateAntonyms:
bury, conceal, cover (up), hide, hush, keep back, keep secret, secrete, suppress, withholdPreposition:
The event was announced to the family by telegraph.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
tell
Synonyms:
mention, number, enumerate, count, recount, utter, recite, state, narrate, disclose, publish, betray, divulge, promulgate, acquaint, teach, inform, explain, communicate, report, rehearse, discern, judge, discriminate, ascertain, decide, describeAntonyms:
repress, suppress, misrecount, misnarrate, miscommunicate, misdeclare, misrecite, misjudge, misdescribe
Princeton's WordNet
Tell, William Tellverb
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)
state, say, tellverb
express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
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enunciate, express, sound out, aver, recite, enounce, distinguish, recount, secern, state, say, narrate, evidence, suppose, submit, articulate, assure, put forward, posit, severalise, separate, pronounce, enjoin, severalize, secernate, allege, read, tell apart, differentiate, ordertellverb
let something be known
"Tell them that you will be late"
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distinguish, recite, differentiate, say, recount, state, narrate, evidence, assure, severalise, enjoin, severalize, secernate, secern, tell apart, separate, ordertell, narrate, recount, reciteverb
narrate or give a detailed account of
"Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
Synonyms:
distinguish, recite, itemise, differentiate, say, recount, state, narrate, evidence, retell, assure, itemize, severalise, declaim, enjoin, severalize, secernate, secern, tell apart, separate, order, enumerateorder, tell, enjoin, sayverb
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"
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tell apart, distinguish, dictate, suppose, place, ordain, put, differentiate, read, pronounce, range, enjoin, enounce, enunciate, evidence, regulate, state, assure, say, govern, severalize, arrange, separate, regularize, severalise, ordinate, regularise, grade, aver, articulate, secern, set up, allege, rank, consecrate, rate, recite, narrate, recount, sound out, prescribe, order, secernatetellverb
discern or comprehend
"He could tell that she was unhappy"
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distinguish, recite, differentiate, say, recount, state, narrate, evidence, assure, severalise, enjoin, severalize, secernate, secern, tell apart, separate, orderassure, tellverb
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
"I tell you that man is a crook!"
Synonyms:
tell apart, ensure, reassure, state, say, severalize, recount, control, narrate, promise, enjoin, check, guarantee, secern, differentiate, severalise, separate, recite, ascertain, assure, secernate, see to it, distinguish, insure, order, evidence, secure, seetell, evidenceverb
give evidence
"he was telling on all his former colleague"
Synonyms:
distinguish, demonstrate, recite, certify, differentiate, testify, say, recount, prove, state, bear witness, narrate, evidence, assure, severalise, enjoin, severalize, secernate, secern, tell apart, separate, order, manifest, show, attestdistinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apartverb
mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Synonyms:
tell apart, distinguish, classify, discriminate, spot, mark, differentiate, sort, signalise, enjoin, split up, key out, evidence, break up, divide, come apart, single out, part, state, pick out, order, carve up, key, severalize, split, assure, speciate, separate, fall apart, severalise, furcate, dissever, signalize, assort, specialize, recount, class, identify, make out, specialise, branch, discern, secern, recognize, recite, name, disunite, recognise, narrate, describe, break, sort out, ramify, fork, discover, secernate, say
Dictionary of English Synonymes
tellverb
Synonyms:
express, utter, speak, state, mention, communicate, publish, speak of, make mention oftellverb
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relate, recount, rehearse, narrate, describe, report, give an account oftellverb
Synonyms:
inform, teach, instruct, acquaint, apprise, make known to, explain to, disclose to, communicate to, make known totellverb
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disclose, reveal, divulge, confess, betray, acknowledge, own, declare, make knowntellverb
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number, count, enumerate, compute, reckon, take an account of, run over, sum up, call overtellverb
Synonyms:
discern, discover, make out, distinguishtellverb
Synonyms:
give account, make reporttellverb
Synonyms:
take effect, be effective, hit the nail on the head
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How to use tell in a sentence?
Just so you all know, for all of you trying to bully me about it, I judge the way I judge from my background, that is my job to do it and I will always do it based on my own conscience, not because you're trying to tell me what to do.
The French state, as shareholder, will have its say. What I can tell you, is that Jean-Dominique Senard has a renowned competence with regards to the automobile industry, at Michelin, he showed his capacity to succeed at the head of a large, industrial company, and he has an idea of the social responsibilities of a company to which I am strongly attached.
I ’m not going to have the highest name ID and I ’m not going to have the most money, but I really enjoy meeting people and I won my state by shaking everybody’s hand three times and going to every single town hall, i did 380 some events. I answered every question. I went to every county fair and festival. I ’m Larry Hogan of Maryland addresses and I ’m kind of a down to earth, tell-it-like-it-is guy. And I think that’s ideally suited for people in New Hampshire. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland addresses the audience at.
Bernie Sanders understands that we don't need, and I love my white brother, but we don't need white politicians to tell us as black people what we need for liberation.
I can tell you that from old-time party regulars — people that traditionally and typically support Congresswoman Herrera Beutler — all the way down to your average ordinary everyday Republican voter, I can report to you that there is a lot of anger in the ranks because of her impeachment vote.
Translations for tell
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- أخبرArabic
- explicar, dirCatalan, Valencian
- říciCzech
- erzählen, sagenGerman
- καταλαβαίνω, λέωGreek
- decir, contarSpanish
- käskeä, kertoa, määrätäFinnish
- direFrench
- abair leIrish
- innisScottish Gaelic
- הבין, הבדיל, הגיד, אמרHebrew
- ասելArmenian
- segjaIcelandic
- insegnare, dire, raccontareItalian
- 教える, 言う, 述べるJapanese
- ಹೇಳಿKannada
- amen dicoLatin
- stāstītLatvian
- кажува, разликуваMacedonian
- vertellen, zeggen, instruerenDutch
- fortelleNorwegian
- powiedziećPolish
- contarPortuguese
- сказать, различать, различить, приказать, говоритьRussian
- máinnastit, muitalit, bagadallatNorthern Sami
- säga åt, tala om, berätta, säga till, säga, avgöraSwedish
- บอกThai
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