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tell - verb

  1. To give a verbal account of: describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report. See words.
  2. To put into words: articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, state, talk, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice. See words.
  3. To make known: break, carry, communicate, convey, disclose, get across, impart, pass, report, transmit. See knowledge.
  4. To disclose in a breach of confidence: betray, blab, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, uncover, unveil. Informal spill. Archaic discover. See show.
  5. To impart information to: acquaint, advise, apprise, educate, enlighten, inform, notify. See knowledge. teach.
  6. To give orders to: bid, charge, command, direct, enjoin, instruct, order. See over. words.
  7. To recognize as being different: differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, know, separate. See same.
  8. To note (items) one by one so as to get a total: count, enumerate, number, numerate, reckon, tally. See count.

tell off - phrasal verb

  1. To reprimand loudly or harshly: bawl out, berate, rate. See attack.