TELL Synonyms
There are 41 hypernyms of the word tell. (close relations)
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narrate | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide commentary for a film, for example • narrate or give a detailed account of | ||||||||
recount | verbv | |||||||
noun • an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election verb • narrate or give a detailed account of • count again | ||||||||
say | verbv | |||||||
noun • the chance to speak verb • express in words • report or maintain • express a supposition • have or contain a certain wording or form • give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority • speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way • communicate or express nonverbally • utter aloud • state as one's opinion or judgement; declare • recite or repeat a fixed text • indicate | ||||||||
advise | verbv | |||||||
verb • give advice to • inform (somebody) of something • make a proposal, declare a plan for something | ||||||||
apprise | verbv | |||||||
verb • inform (somebody) of something • make aware of • gain in value • increase the value of | ||||||||
disclose | verbv | |||||||
verb • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • reveal to view as by removing a cover | ||||||||
relate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a logical or causal connection • be relevant to • give an account of; narrate • be in a relationship with • have or establish a relationship to | ||||||||
state | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the way something is with respect to its main attributes • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state • a politically organized body of people under a single government • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) • a state of depression or agitation • the territory occupied by a nation verb • express in words • put before • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | ||||||||
acquaint | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to come to know personally • make familiar or conversant with • inform | ||||||||
announce | verbv | |||||||
verb • make known; make an announcement • announce publicly or officially • give the names of • foreshadow or presage | ||||||||
articulate | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language • consisting of segments held together by joints verb • provide with a joint • put into words or an expression • speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way • unite by forming a joint or joints • express or state clearly | ||||||||
brief | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case • a condensed written summary or abstract adjective satellite • of short duration or distance • concise and succinct • (of clothing) very short verb • give essential information to someone | ||||||||
communicate | verbv | |||||||
verb • transmit information • transmit thoughts or feelings • transfer to another • join or connect • be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas • administer Communion; in church • receive Communion, in the Catholic church | ||||||||
converse | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a proposition obtained by conversion adjective satellite • of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other • turned about in order or relation verb • carry on a conversation | ||||||||
convey | verbv | |||||||
verb • (of information) make known; pass on • serve as a means for expressing something • transfer to another • transmit a title or property • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere • go or come after and bring or take back | ||||||||
declare | verbv | |||||||
verb • state emphatically and authoritatively • announce publicly or officially • state firmly • declare to be • authorize payments of • designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand • make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official • proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against | ||||||||
describe | verbv | |||||||
verb • give a description of • to give an account or representation of in words • make a mark or lines on a surface • identify as in botany or biology, for example | ||||||||
detail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole • a small part that can be considered separately from the whole • extended treatment of particulars • a crew of workers selected for a particular task • a temporary military unit verb • provide details for • assign to a specific task | ||||||||
divulge | verbv | |||||||
verb • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | ||||||||
enlighten | verbv | |||||||
verb • make understand • give spiritual insight to; in religion • make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||||||||