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Detailed Translations for tells from English to Dutch

tells form of tell:

to tell verb (tells, told, telling)

  1. to tell (narrate; report)
    vertellen; verhalen; verhaal vertellen
  2. to tell (say; expound; describe; )
    zeggen; vertellen; uiteenzetten; verhalen; mededelen
    • zeggen verb (zeg, zeg/zegt, zegt, zei, zeiden, gezegd)
    • vertellen verb (vertel, vertelt, vertelde, vertelden, verteld)
    • uiteenzetten verb (zet uiteen, zette uiteen, zetten uiteen, uiteengezet)
    • verhalen verb (verhaal, verhaalt, verhaalde, verhaalden, verhaald)
    • mededelen verb (deel mede, deelt mede, deelde mede, deelden mede, medegedeeld)
    beschrijven
    – precies vertellen hoe het eruitziet of hoe het ging 1
    • beschrijven verb (beschrijf, beschrijft, beschreef, beschrijfden, beschreven)
      • de nieuwslezer beschreef de gebeurtenissen1
  3. to tell (pass on; blab; feed)
    doorgeven; doorvertellen; rondvertellen; doorspelen; rondbrieven
    • doorgeven verb (geef door, geeft door, gaf door, gaven door, doorgegeven)
    • doorvertellen verb (vertel door, vertelt door, vertelde door, vertelden door, doorverteld)
    • rondvertellen verb (vertel rond, vertelt rond, vertelde rond, vertelden rond, rondverteld)
    • doorspelen verb (speel door, speelt door, speelde door, speelden door, doorgespeeld)
    • rondbrieven verb (brief rond, brieft rond, briefde rond, briefden rond, rondgebriefd)
  4. to tell (make known; inform; point out; )
    informeren; kennisgeven van; zeggen; bewust maken
    • informeren verb (informeer, informeert, informeerde, informeerden, geïnformeerd)
    • zeggen verb (zeg, zeg/zegt, zegt, zei, zeiden, gezegd)
    • bewust maken verb (maak bewust, maakt bewust, maakte bewust, maakten bewust, bewust gemaakt)
  5. to tell (talk; speak; rattle; )
    spreken; wauwelen; praten; babbelen; kwebbelen; kletsen; zwammen; kakelen; kwetteren; klappen; kwekken; snateren
    • spreken verb
    • wauwelen verb (wauwel, wauwelt, wauwelde, wauwelden, gewauweld)
    • praten verb (praat, praatte, praatten, gepraat)
    • babbelen verb (babbel, babbelt, babbelde, babbelden, gebabbeld)
    • kwebbelen verb (kwebbel, kwebbelt, kwebbelde, kwebbelden, gekwebbeld)
    • kletsen verb (klets, kletst, kletste, kletsten, gekletst)
    • zwammen verb (zwam, zwamt, zwamde, zwamden, gezwamd)
    • kakelen verb (kakel, kakelt, kakelde, kakelden, gekakeld)
    • kwetteren verb (kwetter, kwettert, kwetterde, kwetterden, gekwetterd)
    • klappen verb (klap, klapt, klapte, klapten, geklapt)
    • kwekken verb (kwek, kwekt, kwekte, kwekten, gekwekt)
    • snateren verb (snater, snatert, snaterde, snaterden, gesnaterd)
  6. to tell (prompt; whisper)
    voorzeggen
    • voorzeggen verb (zeg voor, zegt voor, zei voor, zeiden voor, voorgezegd)

Conjugations for tell:

present
  1. tell
  2. tell
  3. tells
  4. tell
  5. tell
  6. tell
simple past
  1. told
  2. told
  3. told
  4. told
  5. told
  6. told
present perfect
  1. have told
  2. have told
  3. has told
  4. have told
  5. have told
  6. have told
past continuous
  1. was telling
  2. were telling
  3. was telling
  4. were telling
  5. were telling
  6. were telling
future
  1. shall tell
  2. will tell
  3. will tell
  4. shall tell
  5. will tell
  6. will tell
continuous present
  1. am telling
  2. are telling
  3. is telling
  4. are telling
  5. are telling
  6. are telling
subjunctive
  1. be told
  2. be told
  3. be told
  4. be told
  5. be told
  6. be told
diverse
  1. tell!
  2. let's tell!
  3. told
  4. told
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for tell:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
informeren announcement; information; informing; making known; notification
klappen acclaim; applause; blows with the fist; cheer; cracks; ovation; physical violence; punch; smacks
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
babbelen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chatter; jabber away
beschrijven cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell describe; outline; reproduce; sketch
bewust maken call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell
doorgeven blab; feed; pass on; tell hand on; pass on; propagate
doorspelen blab; feed; pass on; tell
doorvertellen blab; feed; pass on; tell
informeren call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell announce; inform; inquire about; make inquiries about; make known; notify; report; send word; state
kakelen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chatter; chirp; gabble; quack; rattle
kennisgeven van call attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; tell
klappen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell applaud; burst; clap; explode; snap
kletsen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chat; chatter; have a good long talk; jabber away; rave; talk nonsense
kwebbelen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chatter; jabber away
kwekken blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chat; converse; croak; quack; talk
kwetteren blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chatter; chirp; croak; gabble; quack; rattle
mededelen cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell
praten blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chat; communicate; converse; discuss; have a conversation; speak; talk
rondbrieven blab; feed; pass on; tell
rondvertellen blab; feed; pass on; tell
snateren blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell chatter; chirp; croak; gabble; quack; rattle
spreken blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell communicate; converse; discuss; have a conversation; speak; talk
uiteenzetten cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell clarify; explain; make clear; make explicit; place apart; put apart
verhaal vertellen narrate; report; tell
verhalen cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; narrate; recount; report; say; tell
vertellen cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; narrate; recount; report; say; tell bring something up; ventilate
voorzeggen prompt; tell; whisper
wauwelen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell jabber
zeggen call attention to; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point out; recount; report; say; tell bring something up; ventilate
zwammen blab; chat; chatter; have a conversation; narrate; rattle; relate; speak; talk; tell babble; blab; chat; chatter; drivel; gab; have a chat; jabber; jaw; prattle; prattle on; rot; talk crap; talk rot; talk rubbish; twaddle
- assure; differentiate; distinguish; enjoin; evidence; narrate; order; recite; recount; say; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; state; tell apart
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- narrate; relate

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Related Definitions for "tell":

  1. mark as different2
  2. discern or comprehend2
    • He could tell that she was unhappy2
  3. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority2
    • The mother told the child to get dressed2
  4. let something be known2
  5. narrate or give a detailed account of2
    • The father told a story to his child2
  6. give evidence2
    • he was telling on all his former colleague2
  7. express in words2
    • tell me what is bothering you2
  8. inform positively and with certainty and confidence2
    • I tell you that man is a crook!2

Wiktionary Translations for tell:

tell
verb
  1. to pass information
  2. to instruct
  3. to discern, notice, identify or distinguish
tell
verb
  1. een al of niet ware gebeurtenis verhalen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tell bevelen; gelasten; sommeren; verordenen; voorschrijven; aanvragen; bestellen commander — Ordonner, enjoindre quelque chose à quelqu’un. (Sens général).
tell opgeven; zeggen dire — Exprimer par la parole
tell debiteren; verhalen; vertellen raconter — Conter, narrer, faire le récit
tell tell tertremonticule, éminence isolée.