told
US: /ˈtoʊɫd/
UK: /tˈəʊld/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
told /tel/- ngoại động từ told
- nói, nói với, nói lên, nói ra
- to tell the truth: nói sự thật
- to tell someone something: nói với ai điều gì
- nói cho biết, bảo
- we are told that...: người ta nói với chúng tôi rằng..., người ta bảo chúng tôi rằng...
- chỉ cho, cho biết
- to tell the way: chỉ đường cho
- to tell the time: chỉ giờ
- biểu thị, biểu lộ, tỏ
- her face told her joy: nét mặt cô ta biểu lộ nỗi vui mừng
- kể, thuật lại
- to tell a story: kể một câu chuyện
- xác định, phân biệt
- to tell the difference: xác định sự khác nhau
- to tell right from wrong: phân biệt phải trái
- khẳng định, cả quyết
- I can tell you it's not easy: tôi khẳng định với anh cái đó không dễ đâu
- biết
- tell him to come: bảo nó đến
- tiết lộ, phát giác
- to tell a secret: tiết lộ một điều bí mật
- đếm, lần
- to tell the votes: kiểm phiếu
- to tell one's beads: lần tràng hạt
- all told: tất cả, cả thảy
- nói, nói với, nói lên, nói ra
- nội động từ
- nói về
- ảnh hưởng đến, có kết quả
- it tells upon his health: điều đó ảnh hưởng đến sức khoẻ của anh ta
- to tell against
- làm chứng chống lại, nói điều chống lại
- to tell off
- định, chọn, lựa; phân công
- (thông tục) nói thẳng vào mặt, rầy la, kể tội
- to tell on
- làm mệt, làm kiệt sức
- (thông tục) mách
- to tell over
- đếm
- to get told off
- bị làm nhục, bị mắng nhiếc
- to tell the tale
- (từ lóng) bịa ra một câu chuyện đáng thương để làm động lòng
- to tell the world
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) công bố, khẳng định
- you are telling me
- (từ lóng) thôi tôi đã biết thừa rồi
Advanced English dictionary
past tense, past participle of TELLThesaurus dictionary
v.
1 relate, narrate, recount, recite:
Tell me a story.
2 Sometimes, tell of. say, mention, hint at, refer to, touch on, utter, state, declare, proclaim, announce, publish, broadcast, communicate, make known, report, impart, indicate, release, break, let (something) be known, advertise, trumpet, herald, bring to light, disclose, divulge, intimate, leak, admit, betray, acknowledge, confess, disbosom oneself, get (something) off (one's) chest, unburden or disburden (oneself), blab, tattle, Colloq talk, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, let out, let slip, blow the whistle on, give away the (whole) show, US pull the plug on, Slang squeal, squeak, rat, peach, US spill (one's) guts:
She told of her fears. He refuses to tell where the money is hidden. She talked a lot but told very little.
3 apprise, advise, inform, let (someone) know, notify, acquaint (someone) with (something):
He has told me everything. Tell them that I shall be late. He told them nothing of his illness.
4 recount, describe, delineate, outline, portray, depict, express, put, word, explain:
I am not sure how to tell you this.
5 order, command, require, demand (that), charge, direct, dictate (that), instruct, bid:
Tell them I want no visitors today. She told him to go.
6 carry weight, be influential, be effective, have (an) effect:
What we accomplished here today is bound to tell in our favour.
7 determine, say, confirm, aver, assert, asseverate, swear, take an oath, be sure or certain or positive, know (for sure or for certain):
It just shows you never can tell.
8 ascertain, determine, perceive, understand, make out, discern, identify, recognize, distinguish, discriminate, differentiate:
I cannot tell if that is George or not. I can't tell George from John in this photograph.
9 predict, prophesy, forecast, foretell, foresee, forecast, determine, ascertain, know:
Who can tell what tomorrow will bring?
10 tell off. scold, reprimand, berate, chide, castigate, censure, take to task, rebuke, lecture, reproach, reprove, Colloq give (someone) a tongue-lashing, rake or haul (someone) over the coals, give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind, tick off, Slang tear a strip off, US chew out:
He was told off for being late for dinner again.
11 tell on. tattle on, blab about, Brit grass on:
Charlotte never forgave Tim for telling on her to Aunt Jane.
n.
tumulus, mound, barrow, hillock:
Excavation of the tell exposed ancient skeletons.
Concise dictionary
təuldpast and past participle of "tell"tell
told|tells|tellingtel
noun
+a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
verb
+express in words
+let something be known
+narrate or give a detailed account of
+give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
+discern or comprehend
+inform positively and with certainty and confidence
+give evidence
+mark as different
