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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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

told

“It’s rare that we’ve had this many changes in leadership,” Hackett told MarketWatch on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Trump told the SpaceX CEO he was frustrated the system’s speeds remained capped at around 100 miles an hour, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Von Ferdinand told friends that he wanted to move into her home to take care of her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The US outlet reported that Trump told Musk he was frustrated the Starlink system's speeds were still capped at around 160km/h, according to officials.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Cookie told me you’re a gifted cellist. And that classical music is your passion.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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