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told

American  
[tohld] / toʊld /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of tell.

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

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told More Idioms  

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

Other Word Forms

  • well-told adjective

Example Sentences

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Cork actor Hardwicke told the same programme he knew scant details about the Northern Bank robbery, before he read the script.

From BBC

"This is the largest flood that we've had in Hawaii in 20 years," he told the news conference.

From BBC

Simpson told BBC Scotland News the union now planned to take legal action against the company.

From BBC

"The railway is part of the rationalisation of our transport system, especially on the Uganda side, which is irrational and wasteful," the veteran leader told the ceremony.

From Barron's

US military trainers deployed to Nigeria are using high-powered drones for surveillance and intelligence gathering, the Nigerian military told AFP Saturday.

From Barron's

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