communicate information to someone in spoken or written words

I told her you were coming

‘We have nothing in common,’ she told him

he's telling the truth

we must be told the facts

decide or determine correctly or with certainty

you can tell they're in love

I couldn't tell if he believed me

count (the members of a group)

the shepherd had told all his sheep

(especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception

(in the Middle East) an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements