English to English
noun
- a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
source: WordNet 3.0
- That which is told; tale; account.
source: Webster 1913
- A hill or mound.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- express in words
He said that he wanted to marry her.
Tell me what is bothering you.
State your opinion.
State your name.
source: WordNet 3.0
- let something be known
Tell them that you will be late.
source: WordNet 3.0
- narrate or give a detailed account of
Tell what happened.
The father told a story to his child.
source: WordNet 3.0
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
I said to him to go home.
She ordered him to do the shopping.
The mother told the child to get dressed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- discern or comprehend
He could tell that she was unhappy.
source: WordNet 3.0
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence
I tell you that man is a crook!.
source: WordNet 3.0
- give evidence
He was telling on all his former colleague.
source: WordNet 3.0
- mark as different
We distinguish several kinds of maple.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.
source: Webster 1913
- To give an account; to make report.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [tel] Magsaysay; magpahayag; magsabi
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
