| Main Entry: |
tell |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
communicate |
Synonyms: |
acquaint,
advise, announce,
apprise,
authorize,
bid, break the news, call upon, clue in,
command, confess, declare,
direct,
disclose, divulge, enjoin, explain,
express, fill in, give facts, give out, impart, inform,
instruct, keep posted, lay open, leak, leave word, let in on, let know, let slip,
level, make known,
mention, notify, open up,
order, proclaim, put before,
recite, reel off, report,
represent,
require,
reveal,
say,
speak, spit it out,
state,
summon, utter
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| Notes: |
say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
Antonyms: |
listen
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