Tell meaning in English

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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

Examples

  • "Lucky : I cannot tell you that Daddy."
  • "Philip : Tell us where they are!"
  • "But before I tell you about it, you must promise me that you will help me."
  • "Brian : Our sources tell us that just minutes before Stink's corpse was discovered by Bruno, you were seen in the sales department!"
  • "I'm just calling to tell you that I can go to the dance with you."
  • "You see, I live in the United States, or "the colonies" as one person told me in the metro."
  • "If everyone will be so kind as to follow me, I will tell you exactly where Susie and Bruno are."
  • "Please tell him that Camilla says hello."
  • "It is my honor and great pleasure to tell you that you have been chosen to receive this year's Nobel prize in literature."
  • "Please tell Bruno I miss him, and I'm very angry with him."
  • "I've got to tell you the secret that will change the future of this company forever."
  • "I want to tell her how hot she is but she'll think I'm sexist."
  • "I'm telling mom!"
  • "Last time I visited the veterinarian, she told me Stink was fine."
  • "Jenny : Yes, go on and tell us Susie."
  • "When she told me she was blind, I immediately wanted to know more about her, to "see" who she really was inside."
  • "Warbuckle : "... please tell him I've gone home with a headache."
  • "Oh, I almost forgot, you haven't told me if you want one room or two."
  • "Things got a little bit crazy in Kalackistan and I told him that I needed some space, a little bit of time to think."
  • "What if I told you I know their exact location at this very moment?"

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