tell

verb
tĕl

To notice, discern. (Roughly, "can tell" means "know" but with a sense of direct perception.)

Other meanings

Social senses of communicating
To narrate, to recount.

Example sentences

“Tell me how you handled a difficult situation.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Did he tell you where she lived?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“There's no need for me to tell you.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "tellan" (to count, tell).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tell” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.