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tells all

tells all is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tell all.

Meaning of tell all

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To reveal everything, particularly information that is normally withheld.
    • The suspect told all when he saw the surveillance tapes linking him to the crime scene.
    Synonyms:
    confess
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tell, all.
    • She told all of the news to her friends.

Questions about tells all

What is tells all the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tells all is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tell all.

Words near tells all in the dictionary

  1. tellopeptide
  2. Tellos
  3. tells
  4. tells a story
  5. tells against
  6. tells all
  7. tells apart
  8. tells fortunes
  9. tells it like it is
  10. tells it to the hand
  11. tells its own tale

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