Say vs. Tell
Sayverb
(transitive) To pronounce.
Sayverb
(transitive) To recite.
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To tell, either verbally or in writing.
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To indicate in a written form.
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(impersonal) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
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Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
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(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
Sayverb
To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
Sayverb
To try; to assay.
Saynoun
A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
Saynoun
A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
Saynoun
Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
Saynoun
Tried quality; temper; proof.
Saynoun
Essay; trial; attempt.
Sayadverb
For example; let us assume.
Sayinterjection
(colloquial) Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion
Say
Saw.
Saynoun
Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
Saynoun
Tried quality; temper; proof.
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Essay; trial; attempt.
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A kind of silk or satin.
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A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.
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A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.
Sayverb
To try; to assay.
Sayverb
To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.
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To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.
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To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.
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To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; - in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.
Sayverb
To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
Saynoun
the chance to speak;
Sayverb
express in words;
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report or maintain;
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express a supposition;
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have or contain a certain wording or form;
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state as one's opinion or judgement; declare;
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utter aloud;
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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority;
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speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way;
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recite or repeat a fixed text;
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communicate or express nonverbally;
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indicate;
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utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction
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(of a text or a symbolic representation) convey specified information or instructions
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enable a listener or reader to learn or understand something by conveying or revealing (information or ideas)
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(of a clock or watch) indicate (a specified time)
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be asserted or reported
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present a consideration in favour of or excusing (someone or something)
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utter the whole of (a speech or other set of words, typically one learned in advance)
Sayverb
assume something in order to work out what its consequences would be; make a hypothesis
Sayverb
used parenthetically to indicate that something is being suggested as possible or likely but not certain
Sayinterjection
used to express surprise or to draw attention to a remark or question
Saynoun
an opportunity for stating one's opinion or feelings
Saynoun
an opportunity to influence developments and policy
Tellverb
(transitive) To count, reckon, or enumerate.
Tellverb
(transitive) To narrate.
Tellverb
(transitive) To convey by speech; to say.
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(transitive) To instruct or inform.
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(transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
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(intransitive) To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
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(transitive) To reveal.
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(intransitive) To be revealed.
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(intransitive) To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
Tellverb
To use beads or similar objects as an aid to prayer.
Tellverb
To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.
Tellverb
To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show
Tellnoun
A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.
Tellnoun
(archaic) That which is told; a tale or account.
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(internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
Tellnoun
(archaeology) A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
Tellverb
To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.
Tellverb
To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate.
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To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.
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To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform.
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To order; to request; to command.
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To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color ends and the other begins.
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To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate.
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To give an account; to make report.
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To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells.
Tellnoun
That which is told; tale; account.
Tellnoun
A hill or mound.
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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)
Tellverb
express in words;
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let something be known;
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narrate or give a detailed account of;
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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority;
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discern or comprehend;
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inform positively and with certainty and confidence;
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give evidence;
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mark as different;
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communicate information to someone in spoken or written words
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order or advise someone to do something
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relate (a story)
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reveal (information) to someone in a non-verbal way
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divulge confidential or private information
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inform someone of the misdemeanours of
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decide or determine correctly or with certainty
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perceive (the difference between one person or thing and another)
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(of an experience or period of time) have a noticeable, typically harmful, effect on someone
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(of a particular factor) play a part in the success or otherwise of someone or something
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count (the members of a group)
Tellnoun
(especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception.
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(in the Middle East) an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements.
