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3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'TELL'

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We have definitions for 3 phrasal verbs with 'TELL'

3 phrasal verbs with 'TELL'

Tell apart

  1. See a difference between two things
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: They're identical twins so I cannot TELL them APART.

Tell off

  1. Chide; talk angrily to someone about something they've done wrong.
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: His fiancée TOLD him OFF for arriving nearly an hour late.

Tell on

  1. Report someone to an authority
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The pupil TOLD ON the others for cheating and the teacher failed them.

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