order; tell; enjoin; say




give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

"I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

Type of:
  • request

Types:
  • direct
  • instruct
  • command; require
  • call; send for
  • warn


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