English · Common Verbs

tell

/tel/

[/tel/]

inform, narrate

Beginnerverb

Definition

To give information to someone in spoken or written words, or to narrate. It usually has a listener as its object.

Example

Please tell me the truth about what really happened at the meeting.

Please tell me the truth about what really happened at the meeting.

Etymology

From Old English 'tellan' (to count, relate), from a Germanic root.

How & Where It’s Used

A core everyday verb for informing and narrating.

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