Tell
verb
To give information to somebody by speaking or writing.
Can you tell me the time?
Often appears as...
- tell me
- tell you
verb
To say something to someone as a way of getting information from them or making sure they know something.
Tell him to stop.
Often appears as...
- tell him
- tell her
verb
To make clear or explain something.
Your face tells a story.
Often appears as...
- tell a story
- tell the truth
verb
To find out something or answer something.
I can't tell what he's thinking.
Often appears as...
- tell what
- tell why
verb
To inform someone in authority about the bad behavior or actions of someone else.
He threatened to tell my mom.
Often appears as...
- tell on
- tell mom
verb
To give information to somebody by speaking or writing.
Can you tell me the time?
Often appears as...
- tell me
- tell you
verb
To say something to someone as a way of getting information from them or making sure they know something.
Tell him to stop.
Often appears as...
- tell him
- tell her
verb
To make clear or explain something.
Your face tells a story.
Often appears as...
- tell a story
- tell the truth
verb
To find out something or answer something.
I can't tell what he's thinking.
Often appears as...
- tell what
- tell why
verb
To inform someone in authority about the bad behavior or actions of someone else.
He threatened to tell my mom.
Often appears as...
- tell on
- tell mom
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Sharing Information
Use 'tell' when you want to share specific information directly with someone.
Could you tell me your email address?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Facts
'Tell' isn't used for stating facts or general information; use 'say' instead.
He said Rome is beautiful, not 'he told Rome is beautiful.'
Pro Tip 3/3Direct Object
'Tell' always requires a direct object to indicate whom the information is given to.
Please tell us a story.
Pro Tip 1/3Sharing Information
Use 'tell' when you want to share specific information directly with someone.
Could you tell me your email address?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Facts
'Tell' isn't used for stating facts or general information; use 'say' instead.
He said Rome is beautiful, not 'he told Rome is beautiful.'
Pro Tip 3/3Direct Object
'Tell' always requires a direct object to indicate whom the information is given to.
Please tell us a story.
Pro Tip 1/3Sharing Information
Use 'tell' when you want to share specific information directly with someone.
Could you tell me your email address?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Facts
'Tell' isn't used for stating facts or general information; use 'say' instead.
He said Rome is beautiful, not 'he told Rome is beautiful.'
Pro Tip 3/3Direct Object
'Tell' always requires a direct object to indicate whom the information is given to.
Please tell us a story.
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Your body language may...
So I said, fake it till you make it. It's not me. I don't want to get there and then still feel like a fraud. I don't want to feel like an impostor. I don't want to get there only to feel like I'm not supposed to be here. And that really resonated with me, because I want to tell you a little story about being an impostor
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Questions No One Knows...
However, recent theories in physics, including one called string theory, are now telling us there could be countless other universes built on different types of particles, with different properties, obeying different laws. Most of these universes could never support life,
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What would happen if you...
We grow sleepy due to signals from our body telling our brain we are tired, and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper,
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The psychology of...
you used them as a source of attention or admiration. Or imagine that instead of seeking constructive feedback about your performance, you instead told everyone who tried to help you that they were wrong. So what causes narcissism?
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Why don't perpetual...
that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics tells us that energy tends to spread out through processes like friction.
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How Do Cartels Get Their...
CARTEL MARIANA VAN Here's where things get interesting. Remember when I said that you never ask what cartel someone belongs to? I didn't. This guy just decided to tell me that he works for one
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Can you solve the...
you may only make one statement, and you cannot tell them any new information. What can you say to help free the prisoners without incurring the dictator's wrath? After thinking long and hard,
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Rethinking infidelity...
as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world, there is one word that people who have affairs always tell me. They feel alive.
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acting this laid back tells bhagani he's not a threat
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Stories that tell...
focus on helping each story tell itself thank you
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Your body language may...
So I said, fake it till you make it. It's not me. I don't want to get there and then still feel like a fraud. I don't want to feel like an impostor. I don't want to get there only to feel like I'm not supposed to be here. And that really resonated with me, because I want to tell you a little story about being an impostor
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
However, recent theories in physics, including one called string theory, are now telling us there could be countless other universes built on different types of particles, with different properties, obeying different laws. Most of these universes could never support life,
Video examples
What would happen if you...
We grow sleepy due to signals from our body telling our brain we are tired, and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper,
Video examples
The psychology of...
you used them as a source of attention or admiration. Or imagine that instead of seeking constructive feedback about your performance, you instead told everyone who tried to help you that they were wrong. So what causes narcissism?
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics tells us that energy tends to spread out through processes like friction.
Video examples
How Do Cartels Get Their...
CARTEL MARIANA VAN Here's where things get interesting. Remember when I said that you never ask what cartel someone belongs to? I didn't. This guy just decided to tell me that he works for one
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Can you solve the...
you may only make one statement, and you cannot tell them any new information. What can you say to help free the prisoners without incurring the dictator's wrath? After thinking long and hard,
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world, there is one word that people who have affairs always tell me. They feel alive.
Video examples
Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
acting this laid back tells bhagani he's not a threat
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Stories that tell...
focus on helping each story tell itself thank you
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.
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Rihanna
American Musician
Music helps me tell my story. That's where I can really be heard. But there's so much focus on the things that aren't music.
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Joe Biden
American President
A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Tell the children the truth.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.
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Rihanna
American Musician
Music helps me tell my story. That's where I can really be heard. But there's so much focus on the things that aren't music.
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Joe Biden
American President
A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Tell the children the truth.
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