"tell" | Definition and Related Words

tell

Noun

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) (synset 110718145)
is an instance of: archer, bowman - a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

same as: william tell

Verb

Express in words (synset 201011267)
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

is a type of: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
subtypes:
- lay out, present, represent - bring forward and present to the mind
- misstate - state something incorrectly
- answer, reply, respond - react verbally
- introduce, precede, preface, premise - furnish with a preface or introduction
- announce, declare - announce publicly or officially
- articulate, enunciate, vocalise, vocalize - express or state clearly
- get out - express with difficulty
- declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
- declare - make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
- mention, note, observe, remark - make mention of
- add, append, supply - state or say further
- explain - define
- give - convey or reveal information
- sum, sum up, summarise, summarize - be a summary of
same as: say, state

verb group: say - state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
Let something be known (synset 200954556)
"Tell them that you will be late"

is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
subtypes:
- digress, divagate, stray, wander - lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal - be a signal for or a symptom of
- break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- spill, talk - reveal information
- air, bare, publicise, publicize - make public
- ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again
- propagandise, propagandize - subject to propaganda
- announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger, herald - foreshadow or presage
- give, impart, leave, pass on - transmit (knowledge or skills)
Narrate or give a detailed account of (synset 200955248)
"Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
subtypes:
- relate - give an account of
- crack - tell spontaneously
- yarn - tell or spin a yarn
- rhapsodise, rhapsodize - recite a rhapsody
same as: narrate, recite, recount
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority (synset 200748704)
"I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

is a type of: request - ask (a person) to do something
subtypes:
- direct - command with authority
- instruct - give instructions or directions for some task
- command, require - make someone do something
- call, send for - order, request, or command to come
- warn - ask to go away
- prescribe - (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
same as: enjoin, order, say
Discern or comprehend (synset 200722885)
"He could tell that she was unhappy"

is a type of: guess, infer - guess correctly; solve by guessing
Inform positively and with certainty and confidence (synset 201021652)
"I tell you that man is a crook!"

is a type of: affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

same as: assure
Give evidence (synset 200956454)
"he was telling on all his former colleague"

is a type of: inform - act as an informer

same as: evidence
Mark as different (synset 200652006)
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"

entail: compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of

is a type of: identify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
subtypes:
- know - be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- discriminate, know apart - recognize or perceive the difference
- label - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
- label - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
- sex - tell the sex (of young chickens)
- individualise, individualize - make or mark or treat as individual
- contrast - put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
- have the distinction - be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic
- severalise, severalize - distinguish or separate
- contradistinguish - distinguish by contrasting qualities
- decouple, dissociate - regard as unconnected
- demarcate - separate clearly, as if by boundaries
- discriminate, separate, single out - treat differently on the basis of sex or race
- stratify - divide society into social classes or castes
same as: differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell apart

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