Definition

to tell: to say, to inform, to notify; to advise; to relate (a story) verb
What did Bruno tell you about the result of his meeting?
Tell me all about your weekend, what did you do?

This is an irregular verb:
I tell / I told / I have told
I've been told that (you're a man): People have said to me, I've been informed (that you're a man) idiom
  • "Bruno : I told you!"
  • "Oh, I almost forgot, you haven't told me if you want one room or two."
  • "Last time I visited the veterinarian, she told me Stink was fine."
  • "Brian : Our sources tell us that just minutes before Stink's corpse was discovered by Bruno, you were seen in the sales department!"
  • "And tell that horse it's got no taste!"
  • "Well, in that case I don't know what to tell you, Dmitri."
  • "Warbuckle : "... please tell him I've gone home with a headache."
  • "If you see Bruno, please tell him I've gone home with a headache."
  • "Please tell him that Camilla says hello."
  • "You each had the opportunity - and motive - to kill Stink... but now I'm going to tell you exactly who committed the terrible crime of doggy murder!"

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