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tell

Definition for tell

verb as in narrate, describe

verb as in understand, discern

verb as in carry weight

verb as in calculate

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Example Sentences

As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.

Police, their representatives and supporters tell us, ensure our freedom of speech through our ability to protest.

“Jeffrey wanted me to tell you that you looked so pretty,” the female voice said into my disbelieving ear.

They were going to tell their story, consequences be damned.

And I tell Ollie, just look at me, because they just pulled out the pistolas.

And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.

Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.

Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.

He wanted to tell her that if she called her father, it would mean the end of everything for them, but he withheld this.

Monsieur,” growls the baron, “stone walls have ears, you say if only they had tongues; what tales these could tell!

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On this page you'll find 284 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tell, such as: advise, announce, confess, declare, disclose, and explain.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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