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tell
verb as in communicate
Strongest matches
advise, announce, confess, declare, disclose, explain, express, inform, instruct, mention, notify, order, report, reveal, say, speak, state, summon
Strong matches
acquaint, apprise, authorize, bid, command, direct, divulge, enjoin, impart, leak, level, proclaim, recite, represent, require, utter
Weak matches
break the news, call upon, clue in, fill in, give facts, give out, keep posted, lay open, leave word, let in on, let know, let slip, make known, open up, put before, reel off, spit it out
verb as in narrate, describe
verb as in understand, discern
Strong matches
ascertain, clinch, comprehend, deduce, determine, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, perceive, recognize
Weak matches
verb as in carry weight
Weak matches
have effect, have force, make presence felt, make presence known, take effect, take its toll
Example Sentences
“I could tell by the sound of your voice.”
“We shared a room,” he told me recently.
Rescue operations have been hindered by the fast-flowing river waters, a navy official told AFP.
"It started accidentally when I was on tour with 86TVs, at Kendal Calling in the Lake District," White told BBC Sport.
An expert in such markets once told MarketWatch that they can “get caught up in a narrative.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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