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tell

UK
/tɛl/
US
/tɛl/
tell about
tell off

Translations

tellverb
told
Past Simple
told
Past Participle
telling
Gerund
UK
/tɛl/
US
/tɛl/
Can you tell me a story?
Можешь рассказать мне историю?
Please tell him to call me.
Пожалуйста, скажи ему, чтобы он позвонил мне.
I can't tell you how grateful I am.
Я не могу говорить, насколько я благодарен.
Did you tell the police about the incident?
Вы сообщили полиции о происшествии?
Additional translations
поведать
возвестить
изречь
оповестить
промолвить
Synonyms
inform
notify
reveal
disclose
communicate
advise
report
narrate
describe
relate
Antonyms
conceal
hide
suppress
tellnoun
tells
pl
UK
/tɛl/
US
/tɛl/
The tell of his nervousness was the constant tapping of his foot.
Признаком его нервозности было постоянное постукивание ногой.
In poker, a tell can give away a player's hand.
В покере сигнал может выдать карты игрока.
Synonyms
sign
clue
cue
signal
indicator
giveaway
hint
gesture
expression
revelation

Definitions

tellverb
To communicate information, facts, or news to someone.
She told him about the meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
To give an account or narrative of an event or story.
He told a fascinating story about his travels in Africa.
To instruct or order someone to do something.
The teacher told the students to complete their homework by Friday.
To discern or recognize something.
I can tell that you're upset about something.
To reveal or disclose something that was previously unknown.
He finally told the truth about what happened that night.
To have a noticeable effect or to become apparent over time.
Months of overwork were beginning to tell on her health.
To count or enumerate something, especially money or objects, usually one by one.
He told the coins into neat piles before locking them away.
tellnoun
A mound or small hill, often an archaeological site, formed by the accumulation of the remains of ancient settlements.
The archaeologists excavated the tell to uncover artifacts from the ancient civilization.
A sign or indication of something, often used in the context of poker to describe a player's unconscious behavior that reveals their hand.
His constant fidgeting was a tell that he was bluffing during the poker game.
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