tell
gb/tˈɛl/ us/tˈɛl/
A1
انگریزی
~ 200
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
A1
action
1
Say something to someone
To give information to someone by speaking or writing.
استعمال کا انداز:
to tell [someone] [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell' with 'say'. 'Tell' is usually followed by a person: 'Tell me', not 'Tell to me'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
inform (More formal and often used in official contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
withhold (To deliberately not give information.)
لفظی تراکیب
tell the truth
|tell a story
|tell a joke
|tell someone something
|tell the difference
موضوعات
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to tell [someone] to [do something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'to' before the verb: 'She told me go' should be 'She told me to go'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
instruct (More formal and often used in professional or educational contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
ask (To request politely rather than command.)
لفظی تراکیب
tell someone to stop
|tell someone to wait
|tell someone what to do
موضوعات
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to tell [something] from [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'guess', but 'tell' here means you know from evidence, not chance.
ہم معنی الفاظ
distinguish (More formal; often used in academic contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
confuse (To mistake one thing for another.)
لفظی تراکیب
tell the difference
|tell apart
موضوعات
perception
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- I can tell from your face that you're upset.
- You can never tell what will happen next.
- Can you tell the twins apart?
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to tell on [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tell on' with simply 'tell'; 'tell on' specifically means reporting wrongdoing.
ہم معنی الفاظ
betray (More emotional; implies disloyalty.)
متضاد الفاظ
protect (To keep someone's secret or avoid exposing them.)
لفظی تراکیب
tell on someone
|tell tales
موضوعات
communication
|social
|law
|relationships
مثالیں
- He told on his classmate for cheating.
- Don't tell anyone what I said.
- She told the police everything she knew.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He told the teacher I was late.
- She told on me to my mom.
- I told the police about the man.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
tell
IPA
GB/tˈɛl/
US/tˈɛl/
ہجا بندی اور زور
tell (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (tell)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Verb
- Base: tell
- 3rd Person Singular: tells
- Present Participle: telling
- Past: told
- Past Participle: told
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
اہم نکات
- Irregular past: told Verb
- Irregular past participle: told Verb
عبارات
tell a story
1/tˈɛl ə stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
Recount events in words
To talk about events, real or made up, in detail.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- Please tell the truth about what happened.
- He finally told the truth after many lies.
- He finally told the truth after hours of questioning.