Difference between Tells and Say

TELLS vs SAY: NOUN

A Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)

Something said; a statement.
The chance to speak
A turn or chance to speak.
The right or power to influence or make a decision.
A kind of serge. In the sixteenth century it seems to have been a fine thin cloth used for outer garments.
A strainer for milk.
Turn to say something, make a proposition, or reply: as, “It is now my say.”
A maxim; a saying; a saw.
Word; assurance.
What one has to say; a speech; a story; something said; hence, an affirmation; a declaration; a statement.
In hunting, to make a cut down the belly of a dead deer in order to see how fat it is.
Tried quality; temper; proof.
A cut made in a dead deer in order to find out how fat it is.
Assay; trial by sample; sample; taste.
In poker, the turn of a player to declare whether or not he will ante.
A kind of silk or satin.
An obsolete preterit of see.

TELLS vs SAY: VERB

Narrate or give a detailed account of
Give evidence
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Inform positively and with certainty and confidence
Express in words
Mark as different
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tell.
Discern or comprehend
Let something be known

Communicate or express nonverbally
Indicate
Recite or repeat a fixed text
Utter aloud
State as one's opinion or judgement; declare
Have or contain a certain wording or form
Express a supposition
Express in words
Report or maintain
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

TELLS vs SAY: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To make a statement or express an opinion or judgment.
To give nonverbal expression to; signify or embody.
To indicate; show.
To repeat or recite.
To report or maintain; allege.
To state as a determination of fact.
To state as an opinion or judgment; declare.
To express in words.
To utter aloud; pronounce.
To suppose; assume.

TELLS vs SAY: TRANSITIVE VERB

To try; to assay.

TELLS vs SAY: ADVERB

Approximately.
For instance.

TELLS vs SAY: INTERJECTION

Used to express surprise or appeal for someone's attention.

TELLS vs SAY: OTHER WORD TYPES

Declare
State as one's opinion or judgement
To assay; test.
To essay; attempt; endeavor; try.
To utter, express, declare, or pronounce in words, either orally or in writing; speak.
To tell; make known or utter in words.
To recount; repeat; rehearse; recite: as, to say a lesson or one's prayers; to say mass; to say grace.
To call; declare or suppose to be.
To utter as an opinion; decide; judge and determine.
To suppose; assume to be true or correct; take for granted: often in an imperative form, in the sense of ‘let us say,’ ‘we may say,’ ‘we shall say’: as, the number left behind was not great, say only five.
To gainsay; contradict; answer.
Synonyms Say, Speak, Tell, State. Each of these words has its peculiar idiomatic uses. We speak an oration, and tell a story, but do not say either of them. We say prayers or a lesson, but do not speak or tell them, although the one praying may tell his beads. Say is the most common word before a quotation direct or indirect: Adam said, “This is now bone of my bones” (Gen. ii. 23); “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves” (1 John i. 8). Tell is often exactly synonymous with say to: as, tell (say to) him that I was called away. Speak draws its meanings from the idea of making audible; tell, from that of communicating. Tell is the only one of these words that may express a command. State is often erroneously used for simply saying: as, he stated that he could not come: state always implies detail, as of reasons, particulars; to state a case is to give it with particularity.
To speak; declare; assert; express an opinion: as, so he says.
To make answer; reply.
(idiom) (I say) Used preceding an utterance to call attention to it.
(idiom) (I say) Used as an exclamation of surprise, delight, or dismay.
(idiom) (that is to say) In other words.
(idiom) (to say nothing of) And there is no need to mention. Used to allude to things that fill out an idea or argument.
(idiom) (you can say that again) Used to express strong agreement with what has just been said.
(imperative) Saw.

TELLS vs SAY: RELATED WORDS

Order, State, Separate, Evidence, Enjoin, Spin, Recount, Differentiate, Distinguish, Demonstrate, Recite, Ascertain, Assure, Narrate, Say

Know, Argue, Believe, Order, Enounce, Enjoin, Enunciate, Articulate, State, Read, Pronounce, Aver, Allege, Suppose, Tell

TELLS vs SAY: DESCRIBE WORDS

Order, State, Separate, Evidence, Enjoin, Spin, Recount, Differentiate, Distinguish, Demonstrate, Recite, Ascertain, Assure, Narrate, Say

Acknowledge, Contend, Suggest, Think, Insist, Know, Argue, Order, Believe, Enjoin, Articulate, State, Read, Suppose, Tell

TELLS vs SAY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

God tells us to go out and witness.
In the interview she tells her life story.
Each Action card tells you what to do.
See how this adorable picture tells a story?
It tells us what the sentence is about.
It tells you some about the balance sheet.
That tells me all I need to know.
The notice of entry tells the loser the date the judgment was entered and tells the loser that the time to appeal has started.
Paul tells wives to submit to their own husbands, he also tells slaves to obey their masters.
Shana since New York, and when Aria tells him no, he tells her to be careful.

They want it, exactly as it is, unaltered, unfettered by any government or association telling them that what to say, how to say it.
So yes, after a brief hiatus, Howie is back to misquoting so my posts will say what he wants them to say.
Most California employers would say we are at least approaching that point; indeed, some would say we have surpassed it.
They say you need to be careful when it comes to certain topics and things homebuyers should never say to an agent.
Antennas are calling a directv contract status of place and say goodbye to say why are the work.
What you have to say and how well you can say it will create a vital impression.
And to say that the formula in this bill is unconstitutional I would say is definitely premature.
You can, however, say what you have heard the landlord or his employees say.
Alana helped me say everything I wanted to say, more efficiently and with greater clarity.
Stores say wild salmon but tests say farm bred.

TELLS vs SAY: QUESTIONS

What happens to Madeline after Roderick tells the narrator?
What evidence tells you a chemical change has occurred?
Which word best describes writing that tells a story?
What no one tells you about parenting teenage sons?
What is the riddle that Samson tells his groomsmen?
Which is Code tells about specific gravity of cement?
Who tells the Luthras about Akshay in Kundali Bhagya?
What Brain Research tells us about learner differences?
What is the enterprise multiple tells value investors?
Who tells the story in organizational communication?

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What did the Buddha say about disappointing things?
What does Beowulf say about Heorot after nightfall?
What does Madame Danglars say about Monsieur Villefort?
What did Stassi Schroeder say about Vanderpump Rules?
What does the Bible say about Christian persecution?
What does the Bible say about loving unconditionally?
What did Amitabh Bachchan say about Lata Mangeshkar?
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TELLS AND SAY

TELLS vs SAY: NOUN

TELLS vs SAY: VERB

TELLS vs SAY: INTRANSITIVE VERB

TELLS vs SAY: TRANSITIVE VERB

TELLS vs SAY: ADVERB

TELLS vs SAY: INTERJECTION

TELLS vs SAY: OTHER WORD TYPES

TELLS vs SAY: RELATED WORDS

TELLS vs SAY: DESCRIBE WORDS

TELLS vs SAY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

TELLS vs SAY: QUESTIONS