What is the meaning of Tell?

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.
  • synonyms: William Tell

verb

• Express in words.
  • usage: "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
  • synonyms: state, say
• Let something be known.
  • usage: "Tell them that you will be late"
• Narrate or give a detailed account of.
  • usage: "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
  • synonyms: narrate, recount, recite
• Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.
  • usage: "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
  • synonyms: order, enjoin, say
• Discern or comprehend.
  • usage: "He could tell that she was unhappy"
• Inform positively and with certainty and confidence.
  • usage: "I tell you that man is a crook"
  • synonyms: assure
• Give evidence.
  • usage: "he was telling on all his former colleague"
  • synonyms: evidence
• Mark as different.
  • usage: "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
  • synonyms: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apart