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tell
Overview of noun tell
The noun tell has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Tell, William Tell -- (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))
Overview of verb tell
The verb tell has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (196) state, say, tell -- (express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name")
2. (190) tell -- (let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late")
3. (75) tell, narrate, recount, recite -- (narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child")
4. (60) order, tell, enjoin, say -- (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")
5. (28) tell -- (discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy")
6. (6) assure, tell -- (inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!")
7. (4) tell, evidence -- (give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague")
8. (3) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart -- (mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tell
1 sense of tell
Sense 1
Tell, William Tell
INSTANCE OF=> archer, bowman
=> expert
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun tell
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tell
1 sense of tell
Sense 1
Tell, William Tell
INSTANCE OF=> archer, bowman
Antonyms of noun tell
Member Holonyms of noun tell
Substance Holonyms of noun tell
Part Holonyms of noun tell
Member Meronyms of noun tell
Substance Meronyms of noun tell
Part Meronyms of noun tell
Meronyms of noun tell
Holonyms of noun tell
Attributes of noun tell
Derived Forms of noun tell
Domain of noun tell
Domain Terms of noun tell
Familiarity of noun tell
tell used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun tell
1 sense of tell
Sense 1
Tell, William Tell
> archer, bowman
=> longbowman
HAS INSTANCE=> Tell, William Tell
Meronyms of noun tell
Holonyms of noun tell
Grep of noun tell
cattell
gideon algernon mantell
james mckeen cattell
mantell
r. b. cattell
ray cattell
raymond b. cattell
raymond bernard cattell
tell
teller
tellima
tellima affinis
tellima grandiflora
telling
telltale
tellurian
telluride
tellurium
tellus
telly
william tell
Antonyms of verb tell
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tell
8 senses of tell
Sense 1
state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
tell
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Also See> tell off#1
Sense 3
tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
order, tell, enjoin, say
=> request
=> ask
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 5
tell
=> guess, infer
=> solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> understand
Sense 6
assure, tell
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 7
tell, evidence
=> inform
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Also See> tell apart#1
Sense 8
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
=> identify, place
=> determine, set
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tell
5 of 8 senses of tell
Sense 1
state, say, tell
=> present, represent, lay out
=> misstate
=> answer, reply, respond
=> precede, preface, premise, introduce
=> announce, declare
=> articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise
=> get out
=> declare
=> declare
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> add, append, supply
=> explain
=> give
=> summarize, summarise, sum, sum up
Sense 2
tell
=> digress, stray, divagate, wander
=> bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
=> spill, talk
=> publicize, publicise, air, bare
=> repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
=> propagandize, propagandise
=> announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald
=> impart, leave, give, pass on
Sense 3
tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> relate
=> crack
=> yarn
=> rhapsodize, rhapsodise
Sense 4
order, tell, enjoin, say
=> direct
=> instruct
=> command, require, compel
=> call, send for
=> warn
Sense 8
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
=> know
=> discriminate, know apart
=> label
=> label
=> sex
=> individualize, individualise
=> contrast
=> severalize, severalise
=> contradistinguish
=> decouple, dissociate
=> demarcate
=> discriminate, separate, single out
=> stratify
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tell
8 senses of tell
Sense 1
state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
tell
=> inform
Also See> tell off#1
Sense 3
tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> inform
Sense 4
order, tell, enjoin, say
=> request
Sense 5
tell
=> guess, infer
Sense 6
assure, tell
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
Sense 7
tell, evidence
=> inform
Also See> tell apart#1
Sense 8
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
=> identify, place
'Cause To' of verb tell
Derived Forms of verb tell
4 of 8 senses of tell
Sense 1
state, say, tell
RELATED TO>(noun) teller#4
=> narrator, storyteller, teller
RELATED TO>(noun) telling#2
=> telling, apprisal, notification
Sense 2
tell
RELATED TO>(noun) tale#1
=> narrative, narration, story, tale
Sense 3
tell, narrate, recount, recite
RELATED TO>(noun) tale#1
=> narrative, narration, story, tale
RELATED TO>(noun) teller#4
=> narrator, storyteller, teller
RELATED TO>(noun) telling#1
=> relation, telling, recounting
Sense 7
tell, evidence
RELATED TO>(noun) telling#3
=> tattle, singing, telling
Domain of verb tell
Domain Terms of verb tell
Familiarity of verb tell
tell used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb tell
8 senses of tell
Sense 1
state, say, tell
EX: They tell that there was a traffic accident
Sense 2
tell
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 3
tell, narrate, recount, recite
EX: They won't tell the story
Sense 4
order, tell, enjoin, say
EX: They tell him to write the letter
Sense 5
tell
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 6
assure, tell
*> Somebody ----s somebody of something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 7
tell, evidence
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 8
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s something from somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb tell
8 senses of tell
Sense 1
state, say, tell
> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
=> curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
=> wish
=> exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
=> clamor, clamour
=> vociferate, shout out
=> marvel
=> voice
=> raise
=> breathe
=> drop
=> pour out
=> get off
=> platitudinize
=> say
=> represent
=> state, say, tell
=> pooh-pooh
=> hurl, throw
Sense 2
tell
> inform
=> wise up
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> inoculate
=> acquaint
=> warn
=> inform
=> fill in
=> update
=> misinform, mislead
=> understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
=> denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
=> undeceive
=> warn
=> advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
=> familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
=> prompt, remind, cue
=> volunteer
=> introduce, present, acquaint
=> regret
=> indicate, point, show
=> indicate
=> indicate, suggest
=> nark
=> explain, explicate
=> tell
=> tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> narrate
=> report, describe, account
=> report
=> report, cover
=> announce, denote
=> disabuse
=> remonstrate, point out
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Sense 3
tell, narrate, recount, recite
> inform
=> wise up
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> inoculate
=> acquaint
=> warn
=> inform
=> fill in
=> update
=> misinform, mislead
=> understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
=> denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
=> undeceive
=> warn
=> advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
=> familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
=> prompt, remind, cue
=> volunteer
=> introduce, present, acquaint
=> regret
=> indicate, point, show
=> indicate
=> indicate, suggest
=> nark
=> explain, explicate
=> tell
=> tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> narrate
=> report, describe, account
=> report
=> report, cover
=> announce, denote
=> disabuse
=> remonstrate, point out
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Sense 4
order, tell, enjoin, say
> request
=> order, tell, enjoin, say
=> call
=> invite, bid
=> propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question
Sense 5
tell
> guess, infer
=> tell
Sense 6
assure, tell
> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> hold
=> claim, take
=> attest
=> declare
=> protest
=> assure, tell
Sense 7
tell, evidence
> inform
=> tell, evidence
Sense 8
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
> identify, place
=> distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tell
Sense 1
state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
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Sense 2
tell
=> inform
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Sense 3
tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> inform
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Sense 4
order, tell, enjoin, say
=> request
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Sense 5
tell
=> guess, infer
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Sense 6
assure, tell
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
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Sense 7
tell, evidence
=> inform
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Sense 8
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
=> identify, place
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Grep of verb tell
foretell
retell
tell
tell apart
tell off
tell on
Grep of adj tell
telling
telltale
tellurian
telluric
Grep of adv tell
tellingly
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