Tells

/tɛlz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of 'tell,' meaning to communicate information, narrate, or give an account of something to someone.

Etymology

From Old English 'tellan' meaning 'to count, calculate, or relate,' related to Germanic roots meaning 'to put in order.' The meaning evolved from counting to recounting or narrating.

Kelly Says

The word 'tell' originally meant to count or calculate, which is why we still say 'bank teller' and use 'tell time.' The shift from counting numbers to counting stories shows how mathematical concepts became narrative ones.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ይናገራል
yinageeral
ARالعربية
يحكي
yuhki
BNবাংলা
বলে
bole
CACatalà
diu
dee-oo
CSČeština
říká
ree-kah
DADansk
fortæller
for-tel-er
DEDeutsch
erzählt
EH-rtsaylt
ELΕλληνικά
λέει
lee-ee
ESEspañol
cuenta
KWEHN-tah
FAفارسی
می گوید
mee goyad
FISuomi
kertoo
kehr-too
FRFrançais
dit
dee
GUGU
કહે છે
kahe che
HAHA
yana faɗi
yah-nah fah-dee
HEעברית
אומר
o-mer
HIहिन्दी
बताता है
batata hai
HUMagyar
elmondja
el-mond-yah
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengatakan
muh-ngah-tah-kan
IGIG
na-akọ
nah-ah-koh
ITItaliano
racconta
rah-kohn-tah
JA日本語
語る
kataru
KKKK
айтып тұрады
aytïp turady
KMKM
និយាយ
ni-yay
KO한국어
말한다
mal-handa
MRMR
सांगतो
saang-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
mengatakan
muh-ngah-tah-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောသည်
pyaw-thay
NLNederlands
vertelt
vair-telt
NONorsk
forteller
for-teh-ler
PAPA
ਦੱਸਦਾ ਹੈ
dass-da hai
PLPolski
mówi
moo-vee
PTPortuguês
diz
deeZ
RORomână
spune
spooh-neh
RUРусский
рассказывает
rasskazïvayet
SVSvenska
berättar
beh-reh-tar
SWKiswahili
anasema
ah-NAH-seh-mah
TAதமிழ்
சொல்கிறார்
solgiraar
TEతెలుగు
చెబుతుంది
chebutundi
THไทย
เล่า
laao
TLTL
nagsasabi
nag-sah-sah-bee
TRTürkçe
söyler
soy-ler
UKУкраїнська
розповідає
rozpovidyaye
URاردو
کہتا ہے
keh-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
nói
noh-ee
YOYO
n sọ
n soh
ZH中文
jiǎng
ZUZU
ithi
ee-thee

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