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  • past tense form of tell.
  • past participle of tell.
Definitions

told

[tohld] / toʊld /


ADJECTIVE
explained
Synonyms
STRONG






ADJECTIVE
professed
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
stated
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADJECTIVE
warned
Synonyms


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Thakur’s mother, Sudesh Kumari, told ABC10 that the system failed her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The BBC was told in February that government plans to make the UK a "world leader" in AI could put already stretched supplies of drinking water under strain.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Johnson told reporters on Monday that he expects a meeting with AI executives at the end of this week or early next week.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

They said teachers have told them they are pressured to use screens during the school day because standardized tests are digital.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

I told him that when I was little, my favorite thing to draw was my family but I’d often forget to draw their arms.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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