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tell vs signal

signal vs tell

tell is not a noun while signal is a noun.

tell is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

tell and signal both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tell No No Yes No
signal Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, signal is a hyponym of tell; that is, signal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell:
  • tell: let something be known
  • signal: be a signal for or a symptom of
Other hyponyms of tell include digress, divagate, stray, wander, bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap, spill, talk, air, bare, publicise, publicize, ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, propagandise, propagandize, announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger, herald, give, impart, leave, pass on.
tell (noun) signal (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
any incitement to action
an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
tell (adjective) signal (adjective)
notably out of the ordinary
tell (verb) signal (verb)
discern or comprehend communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
mark as different be a signal for or a symptom of
let something be known
narrate or give a detailed account of
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
give evidence
express in words
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
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