tell

1. 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: Tell, William_Tell

1. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

synset: state, say, tell

2. let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"

synset: tell

3. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

synset: tell, narrate, recount, recite

4. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

synset: order, tell, enjoin, say

5. discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"

synset: tell

6. inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

synset: assure, tell

7. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

synset: tell, evidence

8. mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

synset: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell_apart

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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