I think he's happy. It's hard to tell.

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tell
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6 (not used in the progressive tenses)

to know, see or judge something correctly

I think he's happy. It's hard to tell.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tell?q=tell
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What do the example sentences mean? (By the way, they are two sentences, right? t
hough I was almost to use "what does it mean?")

Do they mean that
"I'm not sure if he's happy, but he does seem happy"? (A friend told me it.)
 
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Kadioguy, say:

A friend told it to me.
 
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