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(archaic) To have revealed (information)
“Please tell the truth about what happened last night.”
To have made a request, or demand, of someone
“My mother is going to tell me to come down for dinner soon.”
To have conveyed in appropriate or telling terms
Past tense for to communicate information to someone in spoken or written words
“Hearing her friends tell her how lucky she was to have someone so devoted only made it worse.”
Past tense for to decide or determine correctly or with certainty
“I can tell that this is going to be a fun-filled weekend.”
Past tense for to make a promise
“I am telling you. My plan is going to work!”
Past tense for to discover, distinguish, or discern
“It may be difficult initially to tell the difference between the two brothers.”
(tell on) Past tense for to impact or take its toll on
“The constant stress from work was beginning to tell on Michael.”
Past tense for to reveal secrets or gossip
“This is our little secret. Don't tell!”
(tell on) Past tense for to inform someone of the misdemeanors of
“I messed up, but I knew that none of my friends were going to tell on me.”
Past tense for to find the sum of (a collection of things)
“Who among us can tell the number of grains of sand in the world?”
Spoken rather than written
Widely reported without strong evidence
Limited in number
Having been broadcast or made widely known
Previously referred to or spoken of
Described in or based on legends or myths
(of a person) Openly declared to be
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