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trio
harvest
during
festival
absorb
Tell
/tel/
To inform someone about something, often by speaking or writing.
Synonyms:
inform
reveal
narrate
disclose
recount
Antonyms:
conceal
hide
suppress
withhold
keep secret
Examples:
She has
told
me about Huntingdon and her terrible marriage.
'I can only obey you if he
tells
me to.'
'Are these witnesses
telling
the truth, Mr Poirot?'
Etymology:
Old English
tellan
meaning
to count or calculate
, related to Dutch
tellen
and German
zählen
.
Usage Statistics:
1128 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
Hint:
Frequency according to COCA
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