Tell Past Tense

The past tense of Tell is told.

1. tell

verb. ['ˈtɛl'] let something be known.

Rhymes with Tell

• antipersonell
• industrielle
• aix-la-chapelle
• marcantel
• mademoiselle
• sanmiguel
• materiel
• jeanmichele
• esquivel
• esquibel
• clientele
• carrasquel
• carbonell
• anfal
• ransdell
• quesnel
• postrelle
• personnel
• nepl
• montiel
• mirabel
• lyondell
• get-well
• gabriele
• futrell
• frenzel
• dantrell
• cantrelle
• cantrell
• bracknell

How do you pronounce tell?

Pronounce tell as tɛl.

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UK - How to pronounce tell in British English

Sentences with tell

1. Verb, base form
Fill the bowl with whipped cream and tell your guests to find the fruit in the bowl.

2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
No matter what late-night infomercials tell you, no exercise technique is perfect.

Quotes about tell

1. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
- Mark Twain

2. Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
- Neil Gaiman, Coraline

3. You love me. Real or not real?"I tell him, "Real.
- Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

2. tell

verb. ['ˈtɛl'] express in words.

3. tell

verb. ['ˈtɛl'] narrate or give a detailed account of.

4. tell

verb. ['ˈtɛl'] give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.

5. tell

verb. ['ˈtɛl'] discern or comprehend.

6. tell

verb. ['ˈtɛl'] inform positively and with certainty and confidence.

7. tell

verb. ['ˈtɛl'] give evidence.

8. tell

verb. ['ˈtɛl'] mark as different.

9. Tell

noun. 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).