- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
Example Sentences
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The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2026
"This challenges the dogma that calorie reduction is necessary to lose weight, but it also tells us that we need to have clear understanding of the mechanisms," he said.
From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026
Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management said the fact the share sale was more than seven times oversubscribed "tells you all you need to know about the current temperature of the market".
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
"We have been in the hospital for about 15 days now, but my baby isn't getting any better," his father, Mohammad Alam Mia, tells us.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
He tells her the Filipino underground is sending information about the Japanese to General Douglas MacArthur to help plan the liberation of the Philippines.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
