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tells

TELZ/tɛlz/

2 meanings of tells

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of tell. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    She tells the children a story every night before bed.

    The coach tells his players exactly what he expects from them.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of tell. Use it when you mean more than one.

    Good card players learn to spot the small tells that give a bluff away.

    His nervous habits were obvious tells that he was lying.

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tells is a form of tell

tell, verb: To say something to someone, such as facts, the truth, a lie or how to do something. Full entry

Forms
telltells he/she/ittelling -ing formtold past tense, past participle
Spelling
tell → tells: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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