tell

Tell is defined as to communicate in words.

(verb)

An example of to tell is to provide someone with information about a crime scene.

See tell in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb told, telling

Origin: ME tellen < OE tellan, lit., to calculate, reckon < Gmc *taljan > Ger zahl, number: see tale

intransitive verb

to give an account or description (of something)
to give evidence or be an indication (of something)
to carry tales; reveal secrets: to kiss and tell
to produce a result; be effective; have a marked effect: efforts that are beginning to tell

noun

Archaeol. esp. in the Middle East, a large mound or hill, built up gradually, covering the successive remains of ancient communities

Origin: Ar tall, a mound

See tell in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb told told (tōld), tell·ing, tells

verb, transitive

To give a detailed account of; narrate: tell what happened; told us a story.
To communicate by speech or writing; express with words: tell the truth; tell one's love.
To make known; reveal: tell a secret; tell fortunes.
To notify; inform.
To inform positively; assure: I tell you, the plan will work.
To give instructions to; direct: told the customers to wait in line.
To discover by observation; discern: could tell that he was upset.
To name or number one by one; count: telling one's blessings; 16 windows, all told.