Frequently Used Collocations with TELL in English

Learn common collocations with TELL.

List of collocations with the word TELL in English.

Tell a joke

• The host tell a joke to his guest to break the ice.

Tell a lie

• My mother and dad taught me never to tell a lie.

Tell a secret

• Come over here, Luke wants to tell you a secret.

Tell a story

• Gather (a)round and I’ll tell you a story.

Tell the time

• My daughter has just learned to tell the time.

Tell the difference

• Can you tell the difference between apes and monkeys?

Tell someone’s future

• At the fair, there was a lady who told your fortune.

Tell the truth

• I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth.

Tell your name

• If I get an award I’ll tell your name first on the stage.

Useful collocations with TELL in English.