"tell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Catalán]

IPA: [teʎ] Forms: tell [singular], tells [plural]
Rhymes: eʎ
  1. Tilo.
    Sense id: es-tell-ca-noun-lEYjZ9bQ Categories (other): CA:Árboles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Tilo.): til·ler

Noun [Inglés]

IPA: /tɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-tell.wav , en-us-tell.ogg Forms: tell [singular], tells [plural]
Etymology: Del inglés antiguo tellan.
  1. Montículo artificial.
    Sense id: es-tell-en-noun-rtmFsuKx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [Inglés]

IPA: /tɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-tell.wav , en-us-tell.ogg
Etymology: Del inglés antiguo tellan.
  1. Relatar.
    Sense id: es-tell-en-verb-i3HROGdy
  2. Contar.
    Sense id: es-tell-en-verb-POw-Cr4z
  3. Decir.
    Sense id: es-tell-en-verb-LP5INMdW
  4. Anunciar, proclamar.
    Sense id: es-tell-en-verb-LMyhwgMP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "CA:Palabras monosílabas",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "CA:Sustantivos masculinos",
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      "form": "tell",
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    },
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        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo masculino",
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      "rhymes": "eʎ"
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      "sense": "Tilo.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "til·ler"
    }
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  ],
  "word": "tell"
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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  "etymology_text": "Del inglés antiguo tellan.",
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      "word": "tell off"
    },
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    }
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        "Montículo artificial."
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    },
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      "word": "tell off"
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    {
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    }
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  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
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        "Relatar."
      ],
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      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Contar."
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      "sense_index": "3"
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                "c": "libro",
                "pasaje": "John 3:12",
                "t": "Bible",
                "trad": "Si os he dicho cosas terrenales y no creéis, ¿cómo creeréis si os digo las celestiales?",
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                "tradt": "Biblia",
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                "tradv": "Reina-Valera 1995",
                "u": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Juan+3&version=NKJV",
                "v": "New King James Version"
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          "translation": "Si os he dicho cosas terrenales y no creéis, ¿cómo creeréis si os digo las celestiales?"
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      "glosses": [
        "Decir."
      ],
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      "sense_index": "4"
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Anunciar, proclamar."
      ],
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    "CA:Palabras monosílabas",
    "CA:Rimas:eʎ",
    "CA:Sustantivos",
    "CA:Sustantivos masculinos",
    "Catalán"
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    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
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  "lang": "Catalán",
  "lang_code": "ca",
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        "Tilo."
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      "sense": "Tilo.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "til·ler"
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  "word": "tell"
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    "Inglés"
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    {
      "word": "tell on"
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        "Relatar."
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        "Decir."
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        "Anunciar, proclamar."
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Download raw JSONL data for tell meaning in All languages combined (4.4kB)

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