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tell

Definition for tell

verb as in narrate, describe

verb as in understand, discern

verb as in carry weight

verb as in calculate

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"Ethan was being beaten, he was being starved, and he was being deprived of fluids," the judge told the court.

From BBC

One nearby resident, Mark Rogers, told the Los Angeles Times that the blast was startling for people nearby.

From BBC

He added: "She told me he said he will be back one day, but he never came."

From BBC

Zippi, who lives near to the synagogue on Middleton Road, told BBC Radio 5 Live she and her children regularly walk down the road nearby to visit family on Friday nights.

From BBC

The president’s response to my request was to tell me I had to pay $50,000 in a bond just to be able to ask for the service.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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