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• 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

• well-told
  adjective

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

told

Parents have told BBC Panorama that the agency tasked with helping to secure financial support for children after separation or divorce is driving them to breaking point.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

“It blows my mind that people could be so cruel,” she told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

In September, the CMS again told her it would apply for a liability order - worth about £6,000.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Instead, he said he was approached by two of the management staff and told he could not be served due to an incident "earlier in the week".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

I remind Arlo about all the stories Dad has told us about growing up in Chicago.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Related Words

• declared
• disclosed
• issued
• released
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