tell
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- n 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)
- v express in words
tell me what is bothering you - v let something be known
- v narrate or give a detailed account of
- v give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- v discern or comprehend
He could tell that she was unhappy - v inform positively and with certainty and confidence
I tell you that man is a crook! - v give evidence
he was telling on all his former colleague - v mark as different
- Joan Derrah, a lesbian who kept her sexual orientation to herself during her Naval career, recalls how the "don't ask, don't tell" policy led to a rise in interest regarding .
- But let me tell you this, I sat in that Kodak Theater the other day, I was there in Los Angeles.
- So why not just tell us what you really think? I laid out the reasons he can't above, but that's not going to matter to a reader who justifiably would rather read the story on Gawker.