Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) relation, telling, recounting (an act of narration) "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
S: (n) tattle, singing, telling (disclosing information or giving evidence about another)
Verb
S: (v) state, say, tell (express in words) "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
S: (v) tell (let something be known) "Tell them that you will be late"
S: (v) tell, narrate, recount, recite (narrate or give a detailed account of) "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
S: (v) order, tell, enjoin, say (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority) "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
S: (v) tell (discern or comprehend) "He could tell that she was unhappy"
S: (v) assure, tell (inform positively and with certainty and confidence) "I tell you that man is a crook!"
S: (v) tell, evidence (give evidence) "he was telling on all his former colleague"
S: (adj) revealing, telling, telltale (disclosing unintentionally something concealed) "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
S: (adj) cogent, telling, weighty (powerfully persuasive) "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
S: (adj) impressive, telling (producing a strong effect) "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"