tell in English

verb

1

communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words.

I told her you were coming

synonyms: inform, notify, apprise, let know, make aware, acquaint with, advise, put in the picture, brief, fill in, alert, warn, clue in/up, relate, recount, narrate, unfold, report, recite, describe, sketch, weave, spin, utter, voice, state, declare, communicate, impart, divulge

2

decide or determine correctly or with certainty.

you can tell they're in love

synonyms: ascertain, determine, work out, make out, deduce, discern, perceive, see, identify, recognize, understand, comprehend, figure out, suss out

3

(of an experience or period of time) have a noticeable, typically harmful, effect on someone.

the strain of supporting the family was beginning to tell on him

synonyms: take its toll, leave its mark, affect

4

count (the members of a series or group).

the shepherd had told all his sheep

noun

1

(especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception.

But I think you could waste a poker lifetime looking for tells like those.

2

(in the Middle East) an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements.

He narrowly escaped being blown up by a mine when he was exploring a tell outside the city.

verb

inform, notify, apprise, let know, make aware, acquaint with, advise, put in the picture, brief, fill in, alert, warn, clue in/up
relate, recount, narrate, unfold, report, recite, describe, sketch, weave, spin, utter, voice, state, declare, communicate, impart, divulge
instruct, order, command, direct, charge, enjoin, call on, require, bid
assure, promise, give one's word, swear, guarantee
reveal, show, indicate, be evidence of, disclose, convey, signify
give the game away, talk, tell tales, tattle, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, blab
inform on, tell tales on, give away, denounce, sell out, blow the whistle on, rat on, squeal on, finger
ascertain, determine, work out, make out, deduce, discern, perceive, see, identify, recognize, understand, comprehend, figure out, suss out
distinguish, differentiate, discriminate
take its toll, leave its mark, affect
say, state
assure
order, say, enjoin
distinguish, secern, differentiate, tell apart, severalize, separate
narrate, recite, recount
evidence

Use "tell" in a sentence

1. To Tell or Not to Tell?

2. Oh, tell me i get a free caftan, tell me!

3. Tell who?

4. Tell all that you know and tell it without reserve.

5. Tell her, mer.

6. Don't tell anyone!

7. Tell the truth.

8. I'll tell you, but only if you don't tell anyone else.

9. Tell it again.

10. Just tell them.

11. Tell me something.

12. I'll tell him.

13. Tell him, Alec.

14. Tell Tale Awards.

15. I'll tell you the plan when you tell me who you are.

16. You can' t tell Lazarro, and you can' t tell your wife

17. Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art. 

18. Operating tell-tale: Vehicles may be equipped with tell-tale for stop lamps.

19. I can tell the fire alarm to tell the sprinklers what to do.

20. Hey, tell her, firm, tell her to shut the fuck up, will you?

21. It's hard to tell.

22. Tell us everything, now!

23. Why don't you tell?

24. I'll tell you frankly.

25. Tell them, Your Lordship!

26. You can tell them.

27. For show-and-tell?

28. I tell them no.

29. Tell you what, Lieutenant,

30. Tell them you're sick.

31. So they tell me.

32. Tell me again, Roundhead.

33. Don't tell on us!

34. Tell-tale colour: amber.

35. So tell him now.

36. Tell me what happened.

37. Making him tell stuff.

38. " The Tell-Tale Heart. "

39. Nothing much to tell.

40. Tell the truth, misleadingly.

41. Tell us your name!

42. Don't tell on me.

43. I tell you what.

44. Tell me, good man.

45. How can you tell?

46. So tell us, Hook.

47. Tell me something good.

48. Tell him he's lying.

49. Tell me the truth.

50. Tell me your sins.