tell
gb/tˈɛl/ us/tˈɛl/
A1
अंग्रेज़ी
~ 200
elmond, megmond, mond, utasít, lát, megállapít, beárul, elárul, árulkodik
क्रिया
A1
1
उपयोग पैटर्न:
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.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
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.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell' with 'say'. 'Tell' is usually followed by a person: 'Tell me', not 'Tell to me'.
अर्थ
Say something to someone
शब्द-संयोजन
tell the truth
|tell a story
|tell a joke
|tell someone something
|tell the difference
समानार्थी शब्द
inform (More formal and often used in official contexts.)
विलोम शब्द
withhold (To deliberately not give information.)
विषय
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
परिभाषा
To give information to someone by speaking or writing.
To communicate information, facts, or news to someone by speaking or writing.
क्रिया
A1
2
उपयोग पैटर्न:
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.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
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.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'to' before the verb: 'She told me go' should be 'She told me to go'.
अर्थ
Give an order or instruction
शब्द-संयोजन
tell someone to stop
|tell someone to wait
|tell someone what to do
समानार्थी शब्द
instruct (More formal and often used in professional or educational contexts.)
विलोम शब्द
ask (To request politely rather than command.)
विषय
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
परिभाषा
To say to someone that they should do something.
To give someone an order or direction to do something.
क्रिया
B1
3
उपयोग पैटर्न:
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?
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
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.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'guess', but 'tell' here means you know from evidence, not chance.
अर्थ
Recognize or distinguish something
शब्द-संयोजन
tell the difference
|tell apart
समानार्थी शब्द
distinguish (More formal; often used in academic contexts.)
विलोम शब्द
confuse (To mistake one thing for another.)
विषय
perception
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
परिभाषा
To know or understand something by seeing or hearing it.
To recognize, judge, or know something from evidence, signs, or observation.
क्रिया
B1
4
उपयोग पैटर्न:
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.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
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.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell on' with simply 'tell'; 'tell on' specifically means reporting wrongdoing.
अर्थ
Reveal a secret about someone
शब्द-संयोजन
tell on someone
|tell tales
समानार्थी शब्द
betray (More emotional; implies disloyalty.)
विलोम शब्द
protect (To keep someone's secret or avoid exposing them.)
विषय
communication
|social
|law
|relationships
परिभाषा
To say something secret about someone, especially to an authority.
To inform someone, often an authority, about another person's wrongdoing or private matters.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोश रूप
tell
IPA
GB/tˈɛl/
US/tˈɛl/
शब्दांश और ज़ोर
tell (1 शब्दांश)
Stress on 1st syllable (tell)
शब्द रूप
Verb
- Base: tell
- 3rd Person Singular: tells
- Present Participle: telling
- Past: told
- Past Participle: told
शब्द परिवार
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
मुख्य बातें
- Irregular past: told Verb
- Irregular past participle: told Verb
अभिव्यक्तियाँ
tell a story
1/tˈɛl ə stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
Recount events in words
To talk about events, real or made up, in detail.
उदाहरण
- 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.
उदाहरण
- 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.
उदाहरण
- 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.
उदाहरण
- Please tell the truth about what happened.
- He finally told the truth after many lies.
- He finally told the truth after hours of questioning.