told
[ tohld ]
/ toʊld /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tell1.
Idioms for told
all told,
counting everyone or everything; in all: There were 50 guests all told.
OTHER WORDS FROM told
well-told, adjectiveWords nearby told
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tolbutamide test,
told,
tole,
toledo,
tolerable,
tolerance,
tolerance dose
Definition for told (2 of 2)
tell
1
[ tel ]
/ tɛl /
verb (used with object), told, tell·ing.
verb (used without object), told, tell·ing.
Verb Phrases
tell off,
- to separate from the whole and assign to a particular duty.
- Informal. to rebuke severely; scold: It was about time that someone told him off.
tell on,
to tattle on (someone).
Origin of tell
1
before 900; Middle English
tellen, Old English
tellan to relate, count; cognate with Dutch
tellen to reckon, count, Old Norse
telja to count, say, Old High German
zellēn; akin to
tale
Example sentences from the Web for told
British Dictionary definitions for told (1 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for told (2 of 4)
Tell
/ (tɛl) /
noun
William, German name Wilhelm Tell. a legendary Swiss patriot, who, traditionally, lived in the early 14th century and was compelled by an Austrian governor to shoot an apple from his son's head with one shot of his crossbow. He did so without mishap
British Dictionary definitions for told (3 of 4)
tell
1
/ (tɛl) /
verb tells, telling or told
See also
tell apart,
tell off
Derived forms of tell
tellable, adjectiveWord Origin for tell
Old English
tellan; related to Old Saxon
tellian, Old High German
zellen to tell, count, Old Norse
telja
British Dictionary definitions for told (4 of 4)
tell
2
/ (tɛl) /
noun
a large mound resulting from the accumulation of rubbish on a long-settled site, esp one with mudbrick buildings, particularly in the Middle East
Word Origin for tell
C19: from Arabic
tall
Idioms and Phrases with told (1 of 2)
told
see all told; I told you so; little bird told me. also see under tell.
Idioms and Phrases with told (2 of 2)
tell