Tell

Word TELL
Character 4
Hyphenation tell
Pronunciations /tɛl/

Definitions and meanings of "Tell"

What do we mean by tell?

A mound, especially in the Middle East, made up of the remains of a succession of previous settlements. noun

To communicate by speech or writing; express with words. intransitive verb

To give a detailed account of; narrate. intransitive verb

To notify (someone) of something; inform. intransitive verb

To make known; disclose or reveal. intransitive verb

To inform (someone) positively; assure. intransitive verb

To give instructions to; direct. intransitive verb

To discover by observation; discern. intransitive verb

To name or number one by one; count. intransitive verb

To relate a story or give an account of an event. intransitive verb

To reveal something that is not supposed to be revealed, especially something that someone has done wrong. intransitive verb

To have an effect or impact. intransitive verb

To rebuke severely; reprimand. phrasal verb

(tell time) To determine the time of day indicated by the positions of the hands on a clock. idiom

A hill or mound: common in Oriental place-names. noun

To number; count; enumerate; reckon one by one, or one after another: as, to tell a hundred; to tell one's beads.

To recount; rehearse; narrate; relate: as, to tell a story.

To make known; divulge; disclose; reveal; communicate: as, to tell a secret; to tell one's errand.

To declare; say.

A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.

That which is told; a tale or account.

A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.

A sign. A behavioral clue that reveals something one tries to hide. Urban Dictionary

A card player's mannerism that gives away the strength of his hand Urban Dictionary

In Seinlanguage, this is a sign usually indicating the status of one's relationship with a person when one is questioned. Generally the placement of a hand or hands on the face, as the hands move further up the face, the indication is a worsening relationship status. Urban Dictionary

-Noun, A classic american "pull-job" style of saying "teller". (as in a bank teller) -A whiteboy prison/pull-job term for a bank teller. Urban Dictionary

Ur name is actually Stella but u saw the TikTok trend with the remove the first and last letter of ur name so u ended up here Urban Dictionary

Not disclosing information for personal or private reasons. Urban Dictionary

A real friend. people tend to misunderstand her jokes & taunts, but she's a fricken beast at everyything . She's gorgeous , and she's a bird . :D Urban Dictionary

Hotel Urban Dictionary

Colloquial teen slang, originating from the eastern seaboard of Australia, specifically the New south wales peninsula. to 'tell it' is to activaly participate in the chosen conversation/context. Urban Dictionary

To tell on someone is to inform his or her parent/guardian/superior/jedi that they were recently caught doing the hibbity gibbity with their cousin and are now acting sheepish. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tell

The word "tell" in example sentences

Someone tell me we still have Batswana and Fiji on board……anyone……..tell me what to think….. ❋ Unknown (2006)

-- But, tell him from me, running to the trunk after her purse, and shaking it just at my ear, -- _tell him_, he shall never be a penny the better for this. ❋ Susannah Minific Gunning (N/A)

Pray tell me, only _tell me_, and he caught one of my hands, if this letter does not fix the _very_ day of your setting out for France? ❋ Susannah Minific Gunning (N/A)

I won't tell you what it is now, but at the party I'll do better than _tell_ you; I'll _show_ you. ❋ Amy Brooks (N/A)

But tell me, —tell me something, —tell me everything, Danforth, before I die! ❋ Unknown (1917)

"Tell me, tell me, _tell_ me!" she pleaded; "I know you are half crazed by something -- some dreadful thing that has been done to you --" and ceased, appalled at the distorted visage he turned on her. ❋ Unknown (1899)

"I can cook yet, and scrub, and scour, -- I'm wuth a buying, if I do come cheap; -- tell em dat ar, -- you _tell_ em," she added, earnestly. ❋ Harriet Beecher Stowe (1853)

You have enough to tell that is harmless as well as interesting, and not only harmless, but valuable and instructive, and that _ought_ to be told, and which _no one but yourself can tell_. ❋ Joseph Cottle (1811)

But tell me, and tell* me truly, Mr. Clinton; thefegems, when you firft purchafed them, were they ac* tually intended for me? were they not rather intended for your Fanny, for your own Fanny, Mr. Clinton? ❋ Unknown (1768)

The regulations require that the label tell you at least one form of regular care, washing or dry cleaning, needed for the ordinary use and enjoyment of the product, and that it warn the buyer against procedures that the buyer might assume are safe if in fact they would result in damage to the product or others being laundered with it. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)

The expression "tell it like it is" comes from the Southside. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The hominid family of species - the Erectii, the Ergasters, the Neaderthales, the Rhodesienses, and our very own little clan, Sapiens Sapiens which as far as I can tell translates as: I know! ❋ Yvonne Rathbone (2009)

What does the title tell you about the way the author intends the text to be read? ❋ Bruce Schauble (2007)

This law does not forbid patent medicines nor the use of alcohol and narcotics in patent medicines; it merely says, "Let the label tell, that all who _buy_ may read." ❋ William H. Allen (N/A)

Instead of letting kids laughing over a word tell you what to sing. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The girl looking at my [boots] and [licking] her lips was a big tell that she wanted to [serve] me. ❋ Catch63 (2005)

[The rule] is this: you spot [a man's] tell, [you don't say] a fucking word ❋ Madone (2008)

[Jerry]: So how is your doctor friend there? [Elaine]: *reaches up, rubs nose* Fine, fine... Jerry: George, did you see that? George: Saw it. Elaine: Saw what? Jerry: [The sign]. ❋ DKS 2 (2005)

I knew this stick, he was so good, he'd have the Tell [shakin'] on her knees just by pointin' his finger, and sayin' "[You know the drill] [darlin']". ❋ Jeff S. (2005)

U [already] know [the drill], [sTELLa] ❋ Stella._._ On Tiktok (2020)

"[Hey], [what is] [your middle name]?" "Not telling." ❋ TexaSmarty (2008)

...That's Telle . :3 ❋ Cricket. <3 (2011)

You [tryna] [go to] a [telle] ❋ Tatiana Sorto (2020)

example 1(conversation): cuz1-"hey cuz, i got [roots] last night" cuz2-"[tell it]!" example 2(context): cuz1-"hey cuz, theres a party in [ettalong] tonight" cuz2-"Should we tell it?" ❋ Max_Harwood (2005)

Oh my god, Tim, don't [you know that] telling on [your mate] is not [lekker]! ❋ Milkmobile (2014)

Cross Reference for Tell

What does tell mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Best IOS App Reviews