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See Also:

• past tense form of tell.
• past participle of tell.

told

American  

[tohld] / toʊld /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of tell.

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idioms

1. all told, counting everyone or everything; in all.

   There were 50 guests all told.

told British  

/ təʊld /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of tell 1

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adjective

1. See all told

told More Idioms  

1. see all told; I told you so; little bird told me. also see under tell.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• well-told
  adjective

Example Sentences

The government intends to develop a set of guidelines to give British-based businesses a leg up in defence competitions, the BBC has been told.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"If you electrify and you increase coal, then what are you doing?" veteran COP observer and E3G analyst Alden Meyer told AFP in Bonn.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Even more important, our faculty told me that raising the academic bar resulted in a more vibrant classroom experience and a richer campus life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"We have seen firms either moving out of the sector or changing direction and it will continue, no question about that," ADS chief executive Kevin Craven told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“But I’ve told stories in front of people. That’s kind of what Elders do well.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Related Words

• declared
• disclosed
• issued
• released
• reported