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tell something from something

to know something because of something, such as evidence, signs, experience, etc. I can tell that she's lying from the way she holds her eyebrows. I can't tell anything from what you told me.

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tell from

v.

To perceive something as being different or distinct from something else: I couldn't tell the homemade cookies from the ones that were bought at the store.

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