TELL


Meaning of TELL in English

I. verb (told; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an; akin to Old High German zellen to count, ~, Old English talu tale Date: before 12th century transitive verb count , enumerate , 2. to relate in detail ; narrate , to give utterance to ; say , 3. to make known ; divulge , reveal , to express in words , 4. to give information to ; inform , to assure emphatically , order , direct , to find out by observing ; recognize , intransitive verb to give an account , to act as an informer, to have a marked effect , to serve as evidence or indication, see: reveal II. noun Etymology: Arabic tall Date: 1864 hill , mound

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