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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

tell apart en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.
    • Can you tell me (apart) from my twin brother?
    • They are identical twins, and if they dress the same, everybody has trouble telling them apart.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tells apart Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
telling apart Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
told apart Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
told apart Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

muddle up · mix up · overlook · confuse

Hypernyms

recognise · perceive

Hyponyms

favor · disfavor

Relateds

differ

Synonyms

tell · decern · discern · set apart · differentialize · tell apart · differentiate · distinguish · discriminate

Translations (25)

it distinguere (to distinguish) · it differenziare (to distinguish) · de unterscheiden (to distinguish) · az ayırmaq (to distinguish) · pt distinguir (to distinguish) · pl rozróżnić (to distinguish) · az ayırd etmək (to distinguish) · ru отличи́ть (to distinguish) · az fərqləndirmək (to distinguish) · fi erottaa (to distinguish) · ru различи́ть (to distinguish) · de auseinanderhalten (to distinguish) · uk розрізни́ти (to distinguish) · ru отлича́ть (to distinguish) · hu megkülönböztet (to distinguish) · la internoscō (to distinguish) · ne छुट्ट्याउनु (to distinguish) · az seçmək (to distinguish) · uk розрізня́ти (to distinguish) · pl rozróżniać (to distinguish) · fr distinguer (to distinguish) · it discriminare (to distinguish) · ru различа́ть (to distinguish) · fr différencier (to distinguish) · sv skilja (to distinguish)