tell
gb/tˈɛl/ us/tˈɛl/
A1
इंग्रजी
~ 200
elmond, megmond, mond, utasít, lát, megállapít, beárul, elárul, árulkodik
क्रियापद
A1
1
वापर नमुना:
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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
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.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell' with 'say'. 'Tell' is usually followed by a person: 'Tell me', not 'Tell to me'.
अर्थ
Say something to someone
सहप्रयोग
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.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
withhold (To deliberately not give information.)
विषय
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
व्याख्या
To give information to someone by speaking or writing.
To communicate information, facts, or news to someone by speaking or writing.
क्रियापद
A1
2
वापर नमुना:
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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
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.
सामान्य चूक:
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
सहप्रयोग
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.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
ask (To request politely rather than command.)
विषय
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
व्याख्या
To say to someone that they should do something.
To give someone an order or direction to do something.
क्रियापद
B1
3
वापर नमुना:
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?
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
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.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'guess', but 'tell' here means you know from evidence, not chance.
अर्थ
Recognize or distinguish something
सहप्रयोग
tell the difference
|tell apart
समानार्थी शब्द
distinguish (More formal; often used in academic contexts.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
confuse (To mistake one thing for another.)
विषय
perception
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
व्याख्या
To know or understand something by seeing or hearing it.
To recognize, judge, or know something from evidence, signs, or observation.
क्रियापद
B1
4
वापर नमुना:
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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
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.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell on' with simply 'tell'; 'tell on' specifically means reporting wrongdoing.
अर्थ
Reveal a secret about someone
सहप्रयोग
tell on someone
|tell tales
समानार्थी शब्द
betray (More emotional; implies disloyalty.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
protect (To keep someone's secret or avoid exposing them.)
विषय
communication
|social
|law
|relationships
व्याख्या
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
शब्दकोशातील रूप
tell
IPA
GB/tˈɛl/
US/tˈɛl/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
tell (१ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (tell)
शब्दरूपे
Verb
- Base: tell
- 3rd Person Singular: tells
- Present Participle: telling
- Past: told
- Past Participle: told
संबंधित शब्द
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
ठळक मुद्दे
- Irregular past: told Verb
- Irregular past participle: told Verb
वाक्प्रचार
tell a story
1/tˈɛl ə stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
Recount events in words
To talk about events, real or made up, in detail.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- Please tell the truth about what happened.
- He finally told the truth after many lies.
- He finally told the truth after hours of questioning.