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

In GPUs, “AMD’s sales have been much smaller” than Nvidia’s, “but there’s a view that they’re gaining traction,” Rasgon told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“I was like, ‘Diplo, Skrillex — I don’t really know if that’s, like, where I wanna go,’” Bieber later told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"I was getting kind of discouraged by a lack of opportunities, from some clubs in England I spoke to," Cole told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“The decline in shadow fleet activity likely reflects increased risk aversion among operators,” Dimitris Ampatzidis, a risk and compliance analyst at Kpler, told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Last time you asked for help, he told you to reread the chapter.

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

Related Words

• declared
• disclosed
• issued
• released
• reported