tell

Change speaker

You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 102
tell
tɛl Listen
Meanings
verb
  • communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
    E.g. I told her you were coming
  • decide or determine correctly or with certainty.
    E.g. you can tell they're in love
  • count (the members of a group).
    E.g. the shepherd had told all his sheep
noun
  • (especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception.
noun
  • (in the Middle East) an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements.

Practise saying this word

tell
Joanna
YouReset