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tell

How to sign: express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name";

say in ASL Watch how to sign say in American Sign Language
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saying in ASL Watch how to sign saying in American Sign Language
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tell in ASL Watch how to sign tell in American Sign Language
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say in ASL Watch how to sign say in American Sign Language
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tell in ASL Watch how to sign tell in American Sign Language
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say in ASL Watch how to sign say in American Sign Language
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tell in ASL Watch how to sign tell in American Sign Language
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say in ASL Watch how to sign say in American Sign Language
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state in ASL Watch how to sign state in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: state, say

Categories: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize

Within this category: add, announce, answer, articulate, declare, declare, explain, get out, give, misstate, note, precede, present, summarize

tell

How to sign: narrate or give a detailed account of
"Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child";

retell in ASL Watch how to sign retell in American Sign Language
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recount in ASL Watch how to sign recount in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: recount, narrate, recite

Categories: inform

Within this category: crack, relate, rhapsodize, yarn

tell

How to sign: mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple";

differentiate in ASL Watch how to sign differentiate in American Sign Language
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distinguish in ASL Watch how to sign distinguish in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: distinguish, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apart, separate

Categories: identify, place

Within this category: contradistinguish, contrast, decouple, demarcate, discriminate, discriminate, individualize, know, label, label, severalize, sex, stratify

tell

How to sign: discern or comprehend
"He could tell that she was unhappy";

notice in ASL Watch how to sign notice in American Sign Language
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Categories: guess, infer

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