verb / noun
tell
TEL/tel/
To convey information to another.
She points toward the bridge and tells the traveler where to go.
Etymology
Tellan's counting sense developed into narrating or giving an account, then making information known by speech or writing. The older sense survives in “all told,” meaning “when all are counted.”
In context
action and stay to the end because I will tell you my trick for remembering all of this information
More examples
- I told my sister the news over lunch.
- The coach tells us to stretch before practice.
- His nervous laugh is a tell that gives away his poker bluff.
Forms
tell · tells · told · telling
retell verb — To tell a story or account again.