Tell — synonyms, definition

1. tell (Verb)

acknowledge acquaint admit advise agree air allow announce apprise ascertain assert asseverate assure avow betray bid call clue command communicate • • •

tell (Verb) — Express in words. ex. "tell me what is bothering you"

tell (Verb) — Let something be known. ex. "Tell them that you will be late"

tell (Verb) — Narrate or give a detailed account of. ex. "Tell what happened" ex. "The father told a story to his child"

tell (Verb) — Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. ex. "The mother told the child to get dressed"

tell (Verb) — Discern or comprehend. ex. "He could tell that she was unhappy"

tell (Verb) — Inform positively and with certainty and confidence. ex. "I tell you that man is a crook!"

tell (Verb) — Give evidence. ex. "he was telling on all his former colleague"

tell (Verb) — Mark as different. ex. "We tell apart several kinds of maple"

affirm assert aver avow express give tongue to guess identify infer inform place request swan swear utter verbalise verbalize verify add air announce annunciate answer append articulate bare bespeak betoken break bring out call command contradistinguish contrast crack declare decouple demarcate • • • tell apart tell off

2. tell (Noun)

William Tell

tell (Noun) — 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).

Archer bowman