정보나 사실 또는 소식을 말이나 글로 다른 사람에게 전달하다
to communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words
예문:
"Did you tell her about the change in plans?"
"The doctor told me to get more rest."
이야기나 농담 등을 들려주거나 서술하다
to narrate or relate a tale, story, or joke
예문:
"She told a funny story about her cat."
"He tells the best jokes at parties."
누군가에게 무엇을 하라고 명령하거나 지시하거나 권고하다
to order, instruct, or advise someone to do something
예문:
"I told the dog to sit."
"The officer told the driver to pull over."
사람이나 사물 사이의 차이를 구별하거나 식별하다
to distinguish or perceive the difference between one person or thing and another
예문:
"It's hard to tell real diamonds from fake ones."
"I can't tell which key is for the front door."
증거를 바탕으로 정확하게 또는 확실하게 판단하거나 파악하다
to decide or determine correctly or with certainty based on evidence
예문:
"I could tell she was lying by her voice."
"Can you tell if the rain has stopped?"
비밀이나 사적인 정보를 누설하거나 밝히다
to reveal or divulge confidential or private information
예문:
"Don't tell anyone where we are going."
"The data tells a very different story."
누군가의 잘못을 권위자에게 고자질하거나 밀고하다
to inform on someone or report their wrongdoings to an authority
예문:
"My little brother told on me for eating the cookies."
"He threatened to tell on his coworkers."
특히 부정적인 영향을 주거나 뚜렷한 효과를 나타내다
to have a noticeable or marked effect or influence, especially an adverse one
예문:
"The stress of the job is beginning to tell."
"Age was starting to tell on the old athlete."
일련의 항목이나 집단의 수를 세다
to count the members of a series or group
예문:
"The clerk told the money carefully."
"He told the beads of his rosary."
고대 거주지의 유적이 쌓여 형성된 인공적인 언덕
an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements
예문:
"The tell rose sharply from the flat desert floor."
"Excavations at the tell revealed a Bronze Age city."