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told
[ tohld ]
/ toʊld /
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verb
simple past tense and past participle of tell1.
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Idioms about told
all told, counting everyone or everything; in all: There were 50 guests all told.
OTHER WORDS FROM told
well-told, adjectiveWords nearby told
tolan, Toland, tolar, tolbooth, tolbutamide, told, tole, Toledo, tolerable, tolerance, tolerance zone
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How to use told in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for told
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Other Idioms and Phrases with told
told
see all told; I told you so; little bird told me. also see under tell.
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