Meanings
verbtell of (third-person singular simple present tells of, present participle telling of, simple past and past participle told of)
present singular third person tells of · participle present telling of · participle past told of · past told of
- intransitivetransitiveTo inform (someone) about (something).
He told me of his theories.
1 more example
He tells of his adventures abroad.
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APA
tell of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20of
MLA
“tell of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tell of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20of.
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