tell
gb/tˈɛl/ us/tˈɛl/
A1
ইংরেজি
~ 200
elmond, megmond, mond, utasít, lát, megállapít, beárul, elárul, árulkodik
ক্রিয়া
A1
1
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to tell [someone] [something]
She told me the results of the test.
Elmondta nekem a teszt eredményeit.
Please tell him that I will be late.
Kérlek, mondd meg neki, hogy késni fogok.
He told the class an interesting story.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
Please tell me your name.
Kérlek, mondd meg a nevedet.
Can you tell him the news?
El tudod mondani neki a hírt?
I will tell you about my trip.
She told her friend a funny story.
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell' with 'say'. 'Tell' is usually followed by a person: 'Tell me', not 'Tell to me'.
অর্থ
Say something to someone
কলোকেশন
tell the truth
|tell a story
|tell a joke
|tell someone something
|tell the difference
সমার্থক শব্দ
inform (More formal and often used in official contexts.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
withhold (To deliberately not give information.)
বিষয়
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
সংজ্ঞা
To give information to someone by speaking or writing.
To communicate information, facts, or news to someone by speaking or writing.
ক্রিয়া
A1
2
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to tell [someone] to [do something]
The teacher told us to open our books.
A tanár azt mondta, hogy nyissuk ki a könyveinket.
I told him to call me when he arrived.
Azt mondtam neki, hogy hívjon fel, amikor megérkezik.
She told her children to clean their rooms.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
My mom told me to eat my food.
Anyukám azt mondta, hogy egyem meg az ételt.
The boss told us to work faster.
A főnök azt mondta, hogy dolgozzunk gyorsabban.
I told him to come here.
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'to' before the verb: 'She told me go' should be 'She told me to go'.
অর্থ
Give an order or instruction
কলোকেশন
tell someone to stop
|tell someone to wait
|tell someone what to do
সমার্থক শব্দ
instruct (More formal and often used in professional or educational contexts.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
ask (To request politely rather than command.)
বিষয়
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
সংজ্ঞা
To say to someone that they should do something.
To give someone an order or direction to do something.
ক্রিয়া
B1
3
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to tell [something] from [something]
I can tell from your face that you're upset.
Látom az arcodon, hogy feldúlt vagy.
You can never tell what will happen next.
Sosem lehet tudni, mi fog történni ezután.
Can you tell the twins apart?
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
I can tell she is happy.
Látom, hogy boldog.
Can you tell which is bigger?
Meg tudod mondani, melyik a nagyobb?
I can tell the two cats apart.
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'guess', but 'tell' here means you know from evidence, not chance.
অর্থ
Recognize or distinguish something
কলোকেশন
tell the difference
|tell apart
সমার্থক শব্দ
distinguish (More formal; often used in academic contexts.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
confuse (To mistake one thing for another.)
বিষয়
perception
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
সংজ্ঞা
To know or understand something by seeing or hearing it.
To recognize, judge, or know something from evidence, signs, or observation.
ক্রিয়া
B1
4
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to tell on [someone]
He told on his classmate for cheating.
Beárulta az osztálytársát, mert puskázott.
Don't tell anyone what I said.
Ne áruld el senkinek, amit mondtam.
She told the police everything she knew.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
He told the teacher I was late.
Beárulta a tanárnak, hogy elkéstem.
She told on me to my mom.
Rám árulkodott anyukámnak.
I told the police about the man.
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell on' with simply 'tell'; 'tell on' specifically means reporting wrongdoing.
অর্থ
Reveal a secret about someone
কলোকেশন
tell on someone
|tell tales
সমার্থক শব্দ
betray (More emotional; implies disloyalty.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
protect (To keep someone's secret or avoid exposing them.)
বিষয়
communication
|social
|law
|relationships
সংজ্ঞা
To say something secret about someone, especially to an authority.
To inform someone, often an authority, about another person's wrongdoing or private matters.
ব্যাকরণ
অভিধানিক রূপ
tell
IPA
GB/tˈɛl/
US/tˈɛl/
শব্দাংশ ও জোর
tell (১টি শব্দাংশ)
Stress on 1st syllable (tell)
শব্দরূপ
Verb
- Base: tell
- 3rd Person Singular: tells
- Present Participle: telling
- Past: told
- Past Participle: told
সম্পর্কিত শব্দ
Forms
tells
verb
telling
verb
told
verb
Core family
teller
noun B1
Related words
retell
verb B1
Negative and opposite forms
untold
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
telltale
adjective B2
foretell
verb B2
মূল দিকগুলো
- Irregular past: told Verb
- Irregular past participle: told Verb
অভিব্যক্তি
tell a story
1/tˈɛl ə stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
Recount events in words
To talk about events, real or made up, in detail.
উদাহরণ
- Grandpa loves to tell stories about his youth.
- She told a story about a dragon.
tell on (someone)
1/tˈɛl ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌn/
phrasal verb
informal
Report wrongdoing to authority
To say to an authority that someone did something wrong.
উদাহরণ
- If you don't stop, I'll tell on you.
- She told on her brother for breaking the vase.
tell the difference
1/tˈɛl ðə dˈɪfɹəns/
fixed phrase
Recognize how things differ
To see how two things are not the same.
উদাহরণ
- Can you tell the difference between these fabrics?
- I can’t tell the difference between these two shades of blue.
- It's hard to tell the difference between the twins.
- Can you tell the difference between fake and real leather?
tell the truth
1/tˈɛl ðə tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
Say what is true honestly
To say what is true and not lie.
উদাহরণ
- Please tell the truth about what happened.
- He finally told the truth after many lies.
- He finally told the truth after hours of questioning.