tell
verb (used with object)
to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.).
tells
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present tense formof tell (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“I’m sorry for not being the kind of mother that you deserve,” she tells Bela in one of the film’s key moments.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Their underlying claim isn’t that modern people have lost their sense of smell, but that we have grown less able to interpret what it tells us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kurtz said several tells led her to conclude that AI was likely used to alter her work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
He tells me that despite being 100 years on from the discovery of vitamin D "rickets hasn't gone away".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
But while my body is doing what Grandma tells it to do, my mind is drifting back to the last time I saw my mom.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
