"tell of" meaning in All languages combined

See tell of on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: tells of [present, singular, third-person], telling of [participle, present], told of [participle, past], told of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|tell<,,told> of}} tell of (third-person singular simple present tells of, present participle telling of, simple past and past participle told of)
  1. (transitive or intransitive) To inform (someone) about (something). Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-tell_of-en-verb-0R7FDn6q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (of)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tell of meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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