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tell of

tell of verb: to inform (someone) about (something).

Verb

tell of (third-person singular simple present tells of, present participle telling of, simple past and past participle told of)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To inform (someone) about (something).
    • He tells of his adventures abroad.
    • He told me of his theories.

Forms of tell of

third-person singular presenttells of
present participletelling of
past participletold of
pasttold of

Questions about tell of

What does tell of mean?
Tell of means to inform (someone) about (something).
What part of speech is tell of?
Tell of is a verb.
What is the past tense of tell of?
The past tense of tell of is told of.

Words near tell of in the dictionary

  1. Tell Jadid
  2. tell me about it
  3. tell me another one
  4. tell me something I don't know
  5. tell noses
  6. tell of
  7. tell off
  8. tell on
  9. tell someone where to get off
  10. tell someone where to shove it
  11. tell stories

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