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Word: Tell
Speech Type: Verb
Old English tellan ‘relate, count, estimate’, of Germanic origin; related to German zählen ‘reckon, count’, erzählen ‘recount, relate’, also to tale
tɛl
communicate information to someone in spoken or written words
Short Definition:communicate information to someone in spoken or written words
Examples:- I told her you were coming
- ‘We have nothing in common,’ she told him
- he's telling the truth
- we must be told the facts
decide or determine correctly or with certainty
Short Definition:decide or determine correctly or with certainty
Examples:- you can tell they're in love
- I couldn't tell if he believed me
count (the members of a group)
Short Definition:count
Examples:- the shepherd had told all his sheep
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