Australian English Meaning of tell
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Definitions and Meaning of tell in English
tell (n)
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)
tell (v)
express in words
let something be known
narrate or give a detailed account of
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
discern or comprehend
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
give evidence
mark as different
tell (v. t.)
To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.
To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate.
To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.
To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform.
To order; to request; to command.
To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color ends and the other begins.
To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate.
tell (v. i.)
To give an account; to make report.
To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells.
tell (n.)
That which is told; tale; account.
A hill or mound.
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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 s
chronicle,Describe,narrate,retell,relate,chart,depict,detail,recite,rehearse
suppress,stifle
teliospore => Teliospore, telint => telint, telingo potato => telingo potato, telic => telic, telharmonium => Telharmonium,
