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tell [n]
 
1)a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
    Synonyms :william_tell 
    See Also: archer 
 
tell [v]
 
1)express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
    Synonyms :say state 
    See Also: express  narrator  apprisal  say  affirmation  statement  lay_out  misstate  answer  introduce  announce  articulate  say  get_out  declare  declare  mention  add  explain  give  sum 
 
2)let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: inform  brush_down  narration  digress  bespeak  break  spill  air  ingeminate  propagandise  announce  give 
 
3)narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
    Synonyms :narrate recite recount 
    See Also: inform  recital  narration  recounting  narration  narration  narrator  relate  crack  yarn  rhapsodise 
 
4)give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
    Synonyms :enjoin order say 
    See Also: request  injunction  decree  order  direct  instruct  command  call  warn 
 
5)discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: guess 
 
6)inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
    Synonyms :assure 
    See Also: affirm 
 
7)give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
    Synonyms :evidence 
    See Also: inform  evidence  singing  discern 
 
8)mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
    Synonyms :differentiate distinguish secern secernate separate severalise severalize tell_apart 
    See Also: compare  identify  departure  difference  differentiation  differentiator  know  discriminate  label  label  sex  individualise  contrast  severalise  contradistinguish  decouple  demarcate  discriminate  stratify 
 



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