Meaning & use
tell
To communicate information to someone by speaking or writing.
See it in a sentence
She told her friend about the surprise party before it accidentally became not much of a surprise.
Can you tell me how to get to the train station from here?
A note on using this word
Takes a direct object for the listener ("tell me"), unlike "say," which does not require one.
Words with a similar meaning
informrelate
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To determine or distinguish something, especially with difficulty or uncertainty.
It was hard to tell whether he was joking or being completely serious.
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