tell

v.

1) (A; usu. without to) ('to relate') she told the news to everyone; or: she told everyone the news; he told me his name; she told them a story; tell me the truth

2) (D; intr.) ('to be certain') to tell about (you can never tell about people like that)

3) (d; intr., tr.) ('to inform') to tell about, of (he didn't want to tell about the incident; tell me about the game; she told everyone of her success)

4) (d; tr.) ('to ascertain') to tell from (can you tell anything from a quick examination?)

5) (d; tr.) to tell from ('to differentiate') (can you tell one twin from another?)

6) (colloq.) (d; intr., tr.) to tell of (BE), on ('to inform on') (he told on her when the teacher returned; I'm going to tell my father on you)

7) (D; intr.) to tell on ('to affect') (the strain was beginning to tell on her)

8) (H) ('to order') she told me to leave

9) (L; must have an object) ('to inform') we told them that we would be late

10) (Q; must have an object) ('to inform') tell me how to get there

11) (Q) ('to ascertain') can you tell from a quick examination where his injuries are?

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[tel]

he told me his name

or: she told everyone the news

she told them a story

tell me the truth

of (he didn't want to tell about the incident; tell me about the game; she told everyone of her success)

of (he didn't want to tell about the incident; tell me about the game; she told everyone of her success)

on (he told on her when the teacher returned; I'm going to tell my father on you; 'to inform on')

(A; usu. without to) ('to relate') she told the news to everyone

(H) ('to order') she told me to leave

(L; must have an object) ('to inform') we told them that we would be late

(Q) ('to ascertain') can you tell from a quick examination where his injuries are?

(Q; must have an object) ('to inform') tell me how to get there

(d; intr., tr.) ('to inform') to tell about

(colloq.) (d; intr., tr.) to tell of (BE)

(d; tr.) ('to ascertain') to tell from (can you tell anything from a quick examination?)

(d; tr.) to tell from (can you tell one twin from another?; 'to differentiate')

(D; intr.) to tell on (the strain was beginning to tell on her; 'to affect')

(D; intr.) ('to be certain') to tell about (you can never tell about people like that)