tell a story

English

Verb

tell a story (third-person singular simple present tells a story, present participle telling a story, simple past and past participle told a story)

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