Definition of tell | What does tell mean?
What is the definition of the word TELL?
Here is a list of definitions for 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)
What are the verbs of the word TELL?
Here is a list of definitions for tell.
- express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
- let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
- narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
- 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"
- discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
- give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
- mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
What are the synonyms of the word TELL?
What is another word for TELL?. Here is a list of synonyms for TELL
- TELL
- WILLIAM TELL
- STATE
- SAY
- TELL
- NARRATE
- RECOUNT
- RECITE
- ORDER
- ENJOIN
- ASSURE
- EVIDENCE
- DISTINGUISH
- SEPARATE
- DIFFERENTIATE
- SECERN
- SECERNATE
- SEVERALIZE
- SEVERALISE
- TELL APART
Words beginning with TELL?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with TELL.
- tellys
- telly
- telluses
- tellus
- tellurous
- tellurometers
- tellurometer
- tellurizing
- tellurizes
- tellurized
- tellurize
- telluriums
- tellurium
- tellurites
- tellurite
- tellurising
- tellurises
- tellurised
- tellurise
- tellurions
- tellurion
- tellurides
- telluride
- telluric
- tellurians
- tellurian
- telluretted
- tellurates
- tellurate
- tellural
- telltales
- telltale
- tells
- tellins
- tellinoid
- tellings
- tellingly
- telling
- tellin
- tellies
- tellerships
- tellership
- tellers
- tellering
- tellered
- teller
- tellens
- tellen
- tellars
- tellaring
In which dictionaries does the word tell exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes