Obtain
Obtain verb - To receive as return for effort.
Tell
Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
Common collocations
| way | obtain way | tell way |
| information | obtain information | tell information |
Both words in one sentence
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You can tell whether or not you can obtain an item from an enemy if the name is flashing in its menu.
Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem -
After spending an entire episode trying and failing to obtain the space, Mac and Boyce tell him they've gotten at "as near as they can" to Alan's office.
Source: Series / Green Wing - In The Longest Journey, all April has to do to obtain the third piece of the Stone Disc from by the Dark People is to tell them of her previous accomplishments.
Source: Surprisingly Easy Mini-Quest
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