told

[ tohld ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of tell ¹.

told

/ təʊld /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of tell 1

adjective

1. See all told

Other Words From

• well-told adjective

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. all told, counting everyone or everything; in all:

   There were 50 guests all told.

More idioms and phrases containing told

see all told ; I told you so ; little bird told me . also see under tell .

Example Sentences

Told by reporters about Campbell’s remorse for not giving him a game ball on such a special night, Goff laughed.

From Los Angeles Times

Told his new music doesn’t betray much of his operatic training, he says, “That’s good — I’m not trying to be Josh Groban. I don’t want it to sound too technical.”

From Los Angeles Times

Her newest manuscript, “Bargains: A Coming of Aging Memoir Told in Tales,” is seeking a publisher.

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Told to move under a canopy of lanterns, I’m warned that any of those around me could be a participant, and I try to blend in, browsing for a place to eat.

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Told he gave Solomon the drugs that killed her, Linder said, “No way.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• declared
• disclosed
• issued
• released
• reported