Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To inform someone about something, often by speaking or writing.
Tell
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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 
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