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tells apart

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

Meaning of tell apart

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.
    • They are identical twins, and if they dress the same, everybody has trouble telling them apart.

Questions about tells apart

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

Words near tells apart in the dictionary

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

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