tell on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tel on, awn]
- /tɛl ɒn, ɔn/
- /tel ɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tel on, awn]
- /tɛl ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of tell on words

verb with object tell on to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood. 1
verb with object tell on to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. 1
verb with object tell on to announce or proclaim. 1
verb with object tell on to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.). 1
verb with object tell on to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.). 1
verb with object tell on to reveal or divulge (something secret or private). 1

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Origin of tell on

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English tellen, Old English tellan to relate, count; cognate with Dutch tellen to reckon, count, Old Norse telja to count, say, Old High German zellēn; akin to tale

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Parts of speech for Tell on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tell on

tell on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

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Synonyms for tell on

verb tell on

betray — If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
blab — If someone blabs about something secret, they tell people about it.
blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
dime — a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.

All 17 Synonyms of tell on