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tell apart

tell a·part
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tel uh-pahrt]
    • /tɛl əˈpɑrt/
    • /tel əˈpɑːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tel uh-pahrt]
    • /tɛl əˈpɑrt/

Definitions of tell apart words

  • transitivephrasal verb tell apart distinguish between 1
  • phrasal verb tell apart If you can tell people or things apart, you are able to recognize the differences between them and can therefore identify each of them. 0
  • verb tell apart to distinguish between; discern 0
  • noun tell apart to distinguish one from another 0
See all 4 definitions of tell apart

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Parts of speech for Tell apart

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tell apart popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for tell apart

verb tell apart

  • contradistinguish — to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities
  • determinated — having defined limits; definite.
  • determinates — having defined limits; definite.
  • determinating — having defined limits; definite.
  • diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
All 18 Synonyms of tell apart

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