tell yourself (that)

tell yourself (that)
tell yourself (that) phrase
to make yourself consider something in order to understand it correctly or to persuade yourself that it is true

I kept telling myself that it would all be over soon.

Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym
Main entry: tell

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  • tell — [ tel ] (past tense and past participle told [ tould ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 give information ▸ 2 order/advise to do something ▸ 3 recognize something ▸ 4 have clear effect ▸ 5 fail to keep secret ▸ 6 count something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to give… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tell */*/*/ — UK [tel] / US verb Word forms tell : present tense I/you/we/they tell he/she/it tells present participle telling past tense told UK [təʊld] / US [toʊld] past participle told Get it right: tell: Unlike the verb say, the verb tell is usually used… …   English dictionary

  • tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tell — [[t]te̱l[/t]] ♦ tells, telling, told 1) VERB If you tell someone something, you give them information. [V n that] In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis our relationship was over... [V n wh] I called Andie to tell her how spectacular the stuff …   English dictionary

  • tell me about it — phrase used for saying that you already know about something unpleasant that someone has just described because you have experienced it yourself ‘I’m so overworked.’ ‘Tell me about it!’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you know, understand or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • yourself —    Frequently added to a vocative that has just been used, and turned back on the person who used it, usually to express indignation that the expression was applied to the listener in the first place. Every Day is Ladies’ Day, a short story by… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • tell me about it — used for saying that you already know about something unpleasant that someone has just described because you have experienced it yourself I m so overworked. Tell me about it! …   English dictionary

  • That '70s Album (Jammin') — Infobox Album | Name = That 70s Albums (Jammin ) Type = Soundtrack Artist = Various Released = 1999 Recorded = Genre = Pop Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = That 70s Album (Jammin ) (1999) Next album = That 70s Album …   Wikipedia

  • speak for yourself — spoken phrase used for telling someone that your opinion about something is different from theirs ‘No one wants pizza again tonight.’ ‘Speak for yourself! I do!’ Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in argumentshyponym arguments and… …   Useful english dictionary

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