tell
gb/tˈɛl/ us/tˈɛl/
A1
انگلیسی
~ 200
معنیها
۰ معنی
فعل
A1
action
1
Say something to someone
To give information to someone by speaking or writing.
الگوی کاربرد:
to tell [someone] [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell' with 'say'. 'Tell' is usually followed by a person: 'Tell me', not 'Tell to me'.
هممعنیها
inform (More formal and often used in official contexts.)
متضادها
withhold (To deliberately not give information.)
ترکیبهای رایج
tell the truth
|tell a story
|tell a joke
|tell someone something
|tell the difference
موضوعها
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
فعل
A1
action
2
Give an order or instruction
To say to someone that they should do something.
الگوی کاربرد:
to tell [someone] to [do something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'to' before the verb: 'She told me go' should be 'She told me to go'.
هممعنیها
instruct (More formal and often used in professional or educational contexts.)
متضادها
ask (To request politely rather than command.)
ترکیبهای رایج
tell someone to stop
|tell someone to wait
|tell someone what to do
موضوعها
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- My mom told me to eat my food.
- The boss told us to work faster.
- I told him to come here.
فعل
B1
action
3
Recognize or distinguish something
To know or understand something by seeing or hearing it.
الگوی کاربرد:
to tell [something] from [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'guess', but 'tell' here means you know from evidence, not chance.
هممعنیها
distinguish (More formal; often used in academic contexts.)
متضادها
confuse (To mistake one thing for another.)
ترکیبهای رایج
tell the difference
|tell apart
موضوعها
perception
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- I can tell from your face that you're upset.
- You can never tell what will happen next.
- Can you tell the twins apart?
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I can tell she is happy.
- Can you tell which is bigger?
- I can tell the two cats apart.
فعل
B1
action
4
Reveal a secret about someone
To say something secret about someone, especially to an authority.
الگوی کاربرد:
to tell on [someone]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell on' with simply 'tell'; 'tell on' specifically means reporting wrongdoing.
هممعنیها
betray (More emotional; implies disloyalty.)
متضادها
protect (To keep someone's secret or avoid exposing them.)
ترکیبهای رایج
tell on someone
|tell tales
موضوعها
communication
|social
|law
|relationships
نمونهها
- He told on his classmate for cheating.
- Don't tell anyone what I said.
- She told the police everything she knew.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- He told the teacher I was late.
- She told on me to my mom.
- I told the police about the man.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
tell
IPA
GB/tˈɛl/
US/tˈɛl/
هجاها و تکیه
tell (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (tell)
صورتهای واژه
Verb
- Base: tell
- 3rd Person Singular: tells
- Present Participle: telling
- Past: told
- Past Participle: told
خانوادهٔ واژه
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
نکتههای کلیدی
- Irregular past: told Verb
- Irregular past participle: told Verb
عبارتها
tell a story
1/tˈɛl ə stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
Recount events in words
To talk about events, real or made up, in detail.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- Please tell the truth about what happened.
- He finally told the truth after many lies.
- He finally told the truth after hours of questioning.