tell (on)

verb

Definition of tell (on)next
1
as in to affect
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm

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2
as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell (on)
  1. affect
  2. talk
  3. influence
  4. impress
  5. inform
  6. impact
  7. touch
  8. strike
Verb
  • These entities will also explore employment opportunities for those affected by the closure of Tropicana Field.
    Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Furthermore, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests social media use can significantly affect the development of the growing brain in a teenager.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of affect
Verb
  • Petra came to talk to Gabriel late in the evening, when she was possessed by fears for her parents.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Officers part of the team talked with Granado, who drove away on Rural Road and headed across the street towards Lamplighter Lane.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of talk
Verb
  • Money gives women a seat at the table and the power to influence policies and change.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • London’s Swinging Sixties movement was rapidly influencing fashion and youth culture, eventually coursing through the rest of Europe and the U.S.
    Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of influence
Verb
  • Some celebrities, like Lorde and Charlize Theron, impressed viewers with minimal reactions to the spiciest chicken.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Oracle proceeded to have its worst day of the year, and shares were down 6.67% by Tuesday’s close as its quarter failed to impress.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of impress
Verb
  • At the end of last week’s episode, a messenger informs Claire that her husband Jamie (Sam Heughan) has been lost at sea on his way to the American Colonies.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
  • This helped the design inform several storytelling beats.
    Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of inform
Verb
  • Trump’s mass deportation plans and border crackdown could heavily impact Arizona, which has a sizable undocumented population, and has been a major gateway for undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers for decades.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
  • At Microsoft, a contract worth more than $20 million per month could be impacted by the law.
    Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of impact
Verb
  • No one would usually dare to touch these hives as the bee attacks are brutal and strings acutely agonizing.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The implications of such developments are vast, touching everything from governance to personal identity.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of touch
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Israel has struck Iran repeatedly this year through conventional military means, targeting crucial missile production facilities and anti-aircraft defenses—clearly prevailing in the tit-for-tat exchange of unprecedented direct attacks on each nation’s soil.
    Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The airstrike struck a house in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of eastern Gaza City, according to the Health Ministry's ambulance and emergency service.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of strike
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“Tell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tell%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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