English Dictionary

tell

[tʰɛl]

noun

A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.

I need to tell myself that everything will be okay.

意味（1）

A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.

意味（2）

(archaic) That which is told; a tale or account.

I am at the end of my tell.

意味（3）

(Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.