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tell
verb
-
tell
,
telling
,
tells
,
told
to
give
someone
information
by
speaking
or
writing
•
Please
tell
me
your
name
.
Please
tell
me
your
name
.
•
She
told
her
friends
the
good
news
during
lunch
.
She
told
her
friends
the
good
news
during
lunch
.
Old
English
‘
tellan
’,
meaning
‘
count
’
or
‘
relate
’.
verb
-
tell
,
telling
,
tells
,
told
to
order
or
instruct
someone
to
do
something
•
The
teacher
told
the
class
to
open
their
books
.
The
teacher
told
the
class
to
open
their
books
.
•
Mom
tells
us
to
wash
our
hands
before
dinner
.
Mom
tells
us
to
wash
our
hands
before
dinner
.
verb
-
tell
,
telling
,
tells
,
told
to
know
or
recognize
something
by
noticing
signs
or
details
•
You
can
tell
that
he
is
nervous
by
the
way
he
fidgets
.
You
can
tell
that
he
is
nervous
by
the
way
he
fidgets
.
•
Can
you
tell
which
painting
is
the
original
?
Can
you
tell
which
painting
is
the
original
?
verb
-
tell
,
telling
,
tells
,
told
to
have
a
noticeable
effect
,
usually
a
harmful
one
,
after
some
time
•
Years
of
hard
work
began
to
tell
on
his
health
.
Years
of
hard
work
began
to
tell
on
his
health
.
•
The
long
drought
is
starting
to
tell
on
the
crops
.
The
long
drought
is
starting
to
tell
on
the
crops
.
noun
a
small
,
unconscious
action
or
change
in
behavior
that
shows
what
someone
is
thinking
or
feeling
•
The
poker
player's
quick
glance
at
his
chips
was
a
clear
tell
.
The
poker
player's
quick
glance
at
his
chips
was
a
clear
tell
.
•
She
tries
to
hide
her
tells
,
but
her
smile
always
widens
when
she
has
a
good
hand
.
She
tries
to
hide
her
tells
,
but
her
smile
always
widens
when
she
has
a
good
hand
.
Originally
a
verb
meaning
‘
count
’
or
‘
narrate
’;
noun
use
in
poker
slang
dates
from
the
1970s
.
