tell on en · VERB
Meanings
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(childish, usually) To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.
My sister told on me when I didn't go to school.
Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 27:11:
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To cause visible strain to.
Years of drinking started to tell on his body.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tells on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| told on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| told on | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| telling on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
ru настуча́ть (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · ta மாட்டிவிடு (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · sv tjalla (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · pt dedurar (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · es chivarse (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · es chivatear (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · ro pârî (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · cs žalovat (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · fi kannella (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · hu beárul (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · ru ная́бедничать (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · sv skvallra (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · fr balancer (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · ru я́бедничать (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · pl skarżyć (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · ru стуча́ть (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · hu árulkodik (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · da sladre (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · pl poskarżyć (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · tl magsumbong (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · de verpetzen (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · es delatar (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong) · nl klikken (to tell someone that someone else has done something wrong)