tell

Meanings

• Verb

  To disclose or reveal information, often unwillingly.

  - "I will tell you a secret."
  - "He was told that he had failed the exam."
  - "The thief was told to leave the money on the table."

• Noun

  A place where ancient civilizations built their homes, often identified by mounds or hills.

  - "The archaeologists discovered a new tell in Turkey."
  - "The tell in Israel was believed to be the site of an ancient city."
  - "The farmers had to avoid building on the tell when plowing their fields."

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Pronunciation

1. /tɛl/
   
   
   
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2. /tɛl/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

ask

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Synonyms

count , number , grass up , snitch , tattle , narrate , recount , relate , disclose , make known , advise , apprise

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tell
bell , cell , well

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Variants

List of all variants of tell that leads to same result
tell , telling , tells , told , tell-all , tell-alls , tell off , telling off , tells off , told off , Tell el Amarna , tell a different story , tell against , telling against , tells against , told against , tell apart , telling apart , tells apart , told apart

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Etymology

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Old English tel, teal, tealan, meaning 'a mound, hill, or heap'; also related to Old English telian, meaning 'to tell, disclose, reveal'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'tell' comes from Old English 'teal' or 'tel', meaning 'a mound'.

2. The archaeological site of Troy is an example of a tell.

3. The verb 'tell' can also mean 'to count' or 'to measure'.

4. In poker, a 'tell' refers to a gesture or behavior that reveals a player's hand or intentions.

5. The verb 'tell' is often used in the phrase 'to tell a lie', meaning to make a false statement.

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Related Concepts

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1. Archaeological site: A location where past human activity has been investigated and documented.

2. Mound: A natural or artificial elevation of ground.

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Culture

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In archaeology, a tell is a site of ancient ruins or a mound of earth and debris created by the accumulation of successive layers of occupation. In modern language, 'tell' can also mean 'to disclose or reveal information'.

How to Memorize "tell"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the verb 'tell' as a person revealing a secret or disclosing information.
   - Visualize the noun 'tell' as a mound or hill of earth and debris.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the verb 'tell' with the idea of disclosing or revealing information.
   - Associate the noun 'tell' with the image of an archaeological site or a mound of earth.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Tell me a tale' to remember the verb 'tell' meaning 'to disclose or reveal information'.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Tall mound, tell' to remember the noun 'tell' meaning 'a mound or hill of earth and debris'.

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