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tell

A1 verb

Các nghĩa

  1. xác định, đếm

    To determine the number, amount, or value of [something].

    transitive

    All told, there were over a dozen.  Can you tell time on a clock?  He had untold wealth.

  2. nhận ra, biết

    To notice, discern. (Roughly, "can tell" means "know" but with a sense of direct perception.)

    intransitive · transitive

    I can tell that you're thrilled.

  3. phân biệt

    To pick up on a difference. (See tell apart for more.)

    intransitive · transitive

    An expert can tell an original from a forgery.

  4. kể, thuật lại

    To narrate, to recount.

    ditransitive · transitive

    I want to tell a story;  I want to tell you a story.

  5. nói, bảo

    To convey by speech; to say.

    ditransitive · transitive

    Finally, someone told him the truth.  He seems to like to tell lies.

  6. cho biết, chỉ dẫn

    To instruct or inform.

    transitive

    Please tell me how to do it.

  7. ra lệnh, bảo

    To order; to direct, to say to someone.

    transitive

    Tell him to go away.

  8. lần (hạt)

    To use (beads or similar objects) as an aid to prayer.

    transitive

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