Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)state, say, tellexpress in words“He said that he wanted to marry her”,
“tell me what is bothering you”,
“state your opinion”,
“state your name” (v)telllet something be known“Tell them that you will be late” (v)tell, narrate, recount, recitenarrate or give a detailed account of“Tell what happened”,
“The father told a story to his child” (v)order, tell, enjoin, saygive 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” (v)telldiscern or comprehend“He could tell that she was unhappy” (v)assure, tellinform positively and with certainty and confidence“I tell you that man is a crook!” (v)tell, evidencegive evidence“he was telling on all his former colleague”