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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

And on Feb. 20, TOLD, Horse Trade’s monthly live storytelling show, will feature tales of male camaraderie in “Isn’t It Bromantic.”

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2012

Each with eagerness asked each what none could answer, "HAS HE TOLD?"

From The Parent's Assistant by Edgeworth, Maria

Related Words

• declared
• disclosed
• issued
• released
• reported