tell vs talk

tell is not a noun while talk is a noun.

tell and talk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tell	No	No	Yes	No
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, talk is a hyponym of tell; that is, talk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell:

tell: let something be known
talk: reveal information

Other hyponyms of tell include digress, divagate, stray, wander, bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal, break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap, spill, air, bare, publicise, publicize, ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, propagandise, propagandize, announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger, herald, give, impart, leave, pass on.

tell (noun)	talk (noun)
	the act of giving a talk to an audience
	an exchange of ideas via conversation
	idle gossip or rumor
	a speech that is open to the public
	discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

tell (verb)	talk (verb)
discern or comprehend	express in speech
mark as different	exchange thoughts; talk with
let something be known	reveal information
narrate or give a detailed account of	use language
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority	deliver a lecture or talk
give evidence	divulge confidential information or secrets
express in words
inform positively and with certainty and confidence

Difference between tell and talk

Words related to "tell"

Words related to "talk"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.