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tell apart

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌtɛl əˈpɑrt/ · UK /ˌtel əˈpɑːt/

tell apart means: If you can recognize how two people or things are different, you can identify each one.

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If you can recognize how two people or things are different, you can identify each one.

  • Can you tell them apart?
  • I told the twins apart by their voices.
  • These keys look so similar that nobody can tell them apart.

How to use it: tell someone/something apart (I cannot tell these two birds apart.)

Similar words: distinguish, differentiate

Common phrases: tell people apart, tell them apart, tell twins apart

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What does tell apart mean?

If you can recognize how two people or things are different, you can identify each one.

What is tell apart in other languages?

Türkçe: ayırt etmek · Español: distinguir · Français: distinguer · Deutsch: unterscheiden · Italiano: distinguere · 日本語: 見分ける

How do you pronounce tell apart?

In American English /ˌtɛl əˈpɑrt/; in British English /ˌtel əˈpɑːt/.

How do you use tell apart in a sentence?

Can you tell them apart? I told the twins apart by their voices.

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