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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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“I think you need to come home for a few weeks”, she told me.

From Salon

“We shared a room,” he told me recently.

From Salon

Rescue operations have been hindered by the fast-flowing river waters, a navy official told AFP.

From BBC

"It started accidentally when I was on tour with 86TVs, at Kendal Calling in the Lake District," White told BBC Sport.

From BBC

An expert in such markets once told MarketWatch that they can “get caught up in a narrative.”

From MarketWatch

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