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Tell
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1. tell, william tell
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)
Verb
express in words
Example Sentences:'He said that he wanted to marry her''tell me what is bothering you''state your opinion''state your name'
3. tell
let something be known
Example Sentences:'Tell them that you will be late'
4. narrate, recite, recount, tell
narrate or give a detailed account of
Example Sentences:'Tell what happened''The father told a story to his child'
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Example Sentences:'I said to him to go home''She ordered him to do the shopping''The mother told the child to get dressed'
6. tell
discern or comprehend
Example Sentences:'He could tell that she was unhappy'
7. assure, tell
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
Example Sentences:'I tell you that man is a crook!'
9. differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart
mark as different
Example Sentences:'We distinguish several kinds of maple'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Tell
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