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Synonyms for "tell" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for tell in English

tell:

to tell verbe (tells, told, telling)

  1. to tell
    to tell; to report; to narrate
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • report verbe (reports, reported, reporting)
    • narrate verbe (narrates, narrated, narrating)
  2. to tell
    to say; to expound; to describe; to depict; to define; to report; to tell; recount; to cover; to explain
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
    • expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • describe verbe (describes, described, describing)
    • depict verbe (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • define verbe (defines, defined, defining)
    • report verbe (reports, reported, reporting)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • recount verbe
    • cover verbe (covers, covered, covering)
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
  3. to tell
    to pass on; to blab; to tell; to feed
    • pass on verbe (passes on, passed on, passing on)
    • blab verbe (blabs, blabbed, blabbing)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • feed verbe (feeds, fed, feeding)
  4. to tell
    to inform; to point out; to indicate; to tell; to instil; to call attention to; to make known; to instill
    • inform verbe (informs, informed, informing)
    • point out verbe (points out, pointed out, pointing out)
    • indicate verbe (indicates, indicated, indicating)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • instil verbe, britannique (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • call attention to verbe (calls attention to, called attention to, calling attention to)
    • make known verbe (makes known, made known, making known)
    • instill verbe, américain
  5. to tell
    to speak; to rattle; to blab; to have a conversation; to tell; to talk; to chatter; to narrate; to relate; to chat
    • speak verbe (speaks, spoke, speaking)
    • rattle verbe (rattles, rattled, rattling)
    • blab verbe (blabs, blabbed, blabbing)
    • have a conversation verbe (has a conversation, had a conversation, having a conversation)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • talk verbe (talks, talked, talking)
    • chatter verbe (chatters, chattered, chattering)
    • narrate verbe (narrates, narrated, narrating)
    • relate verbe (relates, related, relating)
    • chat verbe (chats, chated, chating)
  6. to tell
    to prompt; to whisper; to tell
    • prompt verbe (prompts, prompted, prompting)
    • whisper verbe (whispers, whispered, whispering)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
  7. to tell
    – mark as different 1
    to distinguish; to separate; to tell; to differentiate; secernate; tell apart; severalise; secern; severalize
    – mark as different 1
  8. to tell
    – discern or comprehend 1
    to tell
    – discern or comprehend 1
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
      • He could tell that she was unhappy1
  9. to tell
    – give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority 1
    to order; to say; to tell; enjoin
    – give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority 1
    • order verbe (orders, ordered, ordering)
      • She ordered him to do the shopping1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • I said to him to go home1
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
      • The mother told the child to get dressed1
    • enjoin verbe
  10. to tell
    – let something be known 1
    to tell
    – let something be known 1
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
  11. to tell
    – narrate or give a detailed account of 1
    to tell; to recite; recount; to narrate
    – narrate or give a detailed account of 1
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
      • The father told a story to his child1
    • recite verbe (recites, recited, reciting)
    • recount verbe
    • narrate verbe (narrates, narrated, narrating)
  12. to tell
    – give evidence 1
    evidence; to tell
    – give evidence 1
    • evidence verbe
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
      • he was telling on all his former colleague1
  13. to tell
    – express in words 1
    to state; to say; to tell
    – express in words 1
    • state verbe (states, stated, stating)
      • state your opinion1
      • state your name1
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
      • He said that he wanted to marry her1
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
      • tell me what is bothering you1
  14. to tell
    – inform positively and with certainty and confidence 1
    to tell; to assure
    – inform positively and with certainty and confidence 1
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
      • I tell you that man is a crook!1
    • assure verbe (assures, assured, assuring)

Conjugations for tell:

present
  1. tell
  2. tell
  3. tells
  4. tell
  5. tell
  6. tell
simple past
  1. told
  2. told
  3. told
  4. told
  5. told
  6. told
present perfect
  1. have told
  2. have told
  3. has told
  4. have told
  5. have told
  6. have told
past continuous
  1. was telling
  2. were telling
  3. was telling
  4. were telling
  5. were telling
  6. were telling
future
  1. shall tell
  2. will tell
  3. will tell
  4. shall tell
  5. will tell
  6. will tell
continuous present
  1. am telling
  2. are telling
  3. is telling
  4. are telling
  5. are telling
  6. are telling
subjunctive
  1. be told
  2. be told
  3. be told
  4. be told
  5. be told
  6. be told
diverse
  1. tell!
  2. let's tell!
  5. told
  6. told
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

tell

  1. tell
    tell; narrate; relate
  2. tell
    tell

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Related Definitions for "tell":

  1. mark as different1
  2. discern or comprehend1
    • He could tell that she was unhappy1
  3. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority1
    • The mother told the child to get dressed1
  4. let something be known1
  5. narrate or give a detailed account of1
    • The father told a story to his child1
  6. give evidence1
    • he was telling on all his former colleague1
  7. express in words1
    • tell me what is bothering you1
  8. inform positively and with certainty and confidence1
    • I tell you that man is a crook!1

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