Tell apart meaning
Tell apart is a phrasal verb that means to distinguish two people or things that look very similar.
- Past simple
- told apart
- Past participle
- told apart
- -ing form
- telling apart
What tell apart means
B2
To distinguish two people or things that look very similar
Even their teacher cannot tell the twins apart.
Similar phrasal verbs
With tell: tell on, tell against, tell off.
With apart: fall apart, set apart, take apart, come apart.
Common questions
What does tell apart mean?
To distinguish two people or things that look very similar.
What is the past tense of tell apart?
Told apart, which is also its past participle.
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