tell
gb/tˈɛl/ us/tˈɛl/
A1
ইংরেজি
~ 200
অর্থসমূহ
০টি অর্থ
ক্রিয়া
A1
action
1
Say something to someone
To give information to someone by speaking or writing.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to tell [someone] [something]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell' with 'say'. 'Tell' is usually followed by a person: 'Tell me', not 'Tell to me'.
সমার্থক শব্দ
inform (More formal and often used in official contexts.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
withhold (To deliberately not give information.)
কলোকেশন
tell the truth
|tell a story
|tell a joke
|tell someone something
|tell the difference
বিষয়
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- She told me the results of the test.
- Please tell him that I will be late.
- 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.
- Can you tell him the news?
- I will tell you about my trip.
- She told her friend a funny story.
ক্রিয়া
A1
action
2
Give an order or instruction
To say to someone that they should do something.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to tell [someone] to [do something]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'to' before the verb: 'She told me go' should be 'She told me to go'.
সমার্থক শব্দ
instruct (More formal and often used in professional or educational contexts.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
ask (To request politely rather than command.)
কলোকেশন
tell someone to stop
|tell someone to wait
|tell someone what to do
বিষয়
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- The teacher told us to open our books.
- I told him to call me when he arrived.
- She told her children to clean their rooms.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- My mom told me to eat my food.
- The boss told us to work faster.
- I told him to come here.
ক্রিয়া
B1
action
3
Recognize or distinguish something
To know or understand something by seeing or hearing it.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to tell [something] from [something]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'guess', but 'tell' here means you know from evidence, not chance.
সমার্থক শব্দ
distinguish (More formal; often used in academic contexts.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
confuse (To mistake one thing for another.)
কলোকেশন
tell the difference
|tell apart
বিষয়
perception
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- I can tell from your face that you're upset.
- You can never tell what will happen next.
- Can you tell the twins apart?
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- I can tell she is happy.
- Can you tell which is bigger?
- I can tell the two cats apart.
ক্রিয়া
B1
action
4
Reveal a secret about someone
To say something secret about someone, especially to an authority.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to tell on [someone]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell on' with simply 'tell'; 'tell on' specifically means reporting wrongdoing.
সমার্থক শব্দ
betray (More emotional; implies disloyalty.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
protect (To keep someone's secret or avoid exposing them.)
কলোকেশন
tell on someone
|tell tales
বিষয়
communication
|social
|law
|relationships
উদাহরণ
- He told on his classmate for cheating.
- Don't tell anyone what I said.
- She told the police everything she knew.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- He told the teacher I was late.
- She told on me to my mom.
- I told the police about the man.
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.