Definition of Tell
Tell
Tell
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To communicate information or a story orally or in writing.
e.g. Can you tell me what happened at the meeting yesterday?
(verb)
to show some information without verbally stating it, or to reveal some confidential or private information;
e.g. These results tell me that the new product works better than the old one. I promised I wouldn't tell if she wouldn't
(verb)
to know something with certainty, to correctly determine something, or to distinguish the difference between two or more people or things;
e.g. She could tell that he didn't feel like talking about it. He struggled to tell the difference between the two products.
(noun)
a gesture or action, often done unconsciously, that is considered to betray someone's attempt to lie or deceive, especially in games like poker;
e.g. I could identify his tell, and it was that his eyebrow twitched when he was lying.
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