tell

verb

1)

why didn't you tell me before?

Syn:

inform, notify, apprise, let know, make aware, acquaint with, advise, put in the picture, brief, fill in; alert, warn; informal clue in/up

2)

she told the story slowly

Syn:

relate, recount, narrate, unfold, report, recite, describe, sketch, weave, spin; utter, voice, state, declare, communicate, impart, divulge

3)

she told him to leave

Syn:

instruct, order, command, direct, charge, enjoin, call on, require; literary bid

4)

I tell you, I did nothing wrong

Syn:

assure, promise, give one's word, swear, guarantee

5)

the figures tell a different story

Syn:

reveal, show, indicate, be evidence of, disclose, convey, signify

6)

promise you won't tell?

Syn:

give the game away, talk, tell tales, tattle; informal spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, blab

7)

she was bound to tell on him

Syn:

inform on, tell tales on, give away, denounce, sell out; informal blow the whistle on, rat on, squeal on, finger

8)

it was hard to tell what he said

Syn:

ascertain, determine, work out, make out, deduce, discern, perceive, see, identify, recognize, understand, comprehend; informal figure out; Brit., informal suss out

9)

he couldn't tell one from the other

Syn:

distinguish, differentiate, discriminate

10)

the strain began to tell on him

Syn:

take its toll, leave its mark; affect

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- tell off