Tell against meaning
Tell against is a phrasal verb that means to make a person or thing less likely to succeed.
- Past simple
- told against
- Past participle
- told against
- -ing form
- telling against
What tell against means
B2formal
To make a person or thing less likely to succeed
The lack of evidence told against the claim.
Similar phrasal verbs
With tell: tell on, tell apart, tell off.
With against: go against, insure against, set someone against someone, take against, work against/for someone.
Common questions
What does tell against mean?
To make a person or thing less likely to succeed.
What is the past tense of tell against?
Told against, which is also its past participle.
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