tell
gb/tˈɛl/ us/tˈɛl/
A1
Anglų
~ 200
elmond, megmond, mond, utasít, lát, megállapít, beárul, elárul, árulkodik
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A1
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell' with 'say'. 'Tell' is usually followed by a person: 'Tell me', not 'Tell to me'.
Reikšmė
Say something to someone
Kolokacijos
tell the truth
|tell a story
|tell a joke
|tell someone something
|tell the difference
Sinonimai
inform (More formal and often used in official contexts.)
Antonimai
withhold (To deliberately not give information.)
Temos
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To give information to someone by speaking or writing.
To communicate information, facts, or news to someone by speaking or writing.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'to' before the verb: 'She told me go' should be 'She told me to go'.
Reikšmė
Give an order or instruction
Kolokacijos
tell someone to stop
|tell someone to wait
|tell someone what to do
Sinonimai
instruct (More formal and often used in professional or educational contexts.)
Antonimai
ask (To request politely rather than command.)
Temos
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To say to someone that they should do something.
To give someone an order or direction to do something.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
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?
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'guess', but 'tell' here means you know from evidence, not chance.
Reikšmė
Recognize or distinguish something
Kolokacijos
tell the difference
|tell apart
Sinonimai
distinguish (More formal; often used in academic contexts.)
Antonimai
confuse (To mistake one thing for another.)
Temos
perception
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To know or understand something by seeing or hearing it.
To recognize, judge, or know something from evidence, signs, or observation.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
4
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell on' with simply 'tell'; 'tell on' specifically means reporting wrongdoing.
Reikšmė
Reveal a secret about someone
Kolokacijos
tell on someone
|tell tales
Sinonimai
betray (More emotional; implies disloyalty.)
Antonimai
protect (To keep someone's secret or avoid exposing them.)
Temos
communication
|social
|law
|relationships
Apibrėžimas
To say something secret about someone, especially to an authority.
To inform someone, often an authority, about another person's wrongdoing or private matters.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
tell
IPA
GB/tˈɛl/
US/tˈɛl/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
tell (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (tell)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: tell
- 3rd Person Singular: tells
- Present Participle: telling
- Past: told
- Past Participle: told
Žodžių šeima
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
Gramatikos akcentai
- Irregular past: told Verb
- Irregular past participle: told Verb
Posakiai
tell a story
1/tˈɛl ə stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
Recount events in words
To talk about events, real or made up, in detail.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- Please tell the truth about what happened.
- He finally told the truth after many lies.
- He finally told the truth after hours of questioning.