"tell" meaning in All languages combined

See tell on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /tɛl/ Audio: en-us-tell.ogg [US] Forms: tell [canonical], tells [third-person, singular], told [past], told [past, participle], telling [present, participle]
enPR: tĕl Head templates: {{verb2|tell|tells|told|told|telling}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you tell something to someone, you speak to the person about some fact or idea.
    Sense id: simple-tell-en-verb-oBPw6s~Y
  2. If you tell someone to do something, you are giving them an order.
    Sense id: simple-tell-en-verb-S1aygjo5
  3. If you tell, you let a parent, teacher, police officer, etc. know that somebody did something bad.
    Sense id: simple-tell-en-verb-EqMnvSDH Categories (other): Verbs
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          "text": "I'm sorry I hit you. I'll give you a dollar if you don't tell."
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          "text": "If you're lying, your eyes will tell on you."
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