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Meaning of tell a story | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To communicate a story in some way.
ambitransitive, literally
To display qualities which hint at or convey a past or history which is not explicitly told.
figuratively, intransitive, poetic

Examples

“Every person's eyes tell their own story.”

“The bullet holes in the walls of these buildings tell a story of a more tumultuous time...”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

tell against tell all tell apart tell fortunes tell it like it is tell it to the hand