betell

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) To speak or tell about; declare; narrate; describe.

(transitive) To speak for; answer for; justify.

(transitive) To lay claim to; win; rescue.

(transitive, rare) To talk about negatively; slander; calumniate; deride; deceive.

Examples

Awake, awake, my Lyre!And tell thy silent master's humble taleIn sounds that may prevail;Sounds that gentle thoughts inspire:Though so exalted sheAnd I so lowly beTell her, such different notes make all thy harmony. Abraham Cowley

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