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

told

[tohld] / toʊld /


ADJECTIVE
explained
Synonyms
STRONG






ADJECTIVE
professed
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
stated
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADJECTIVE
warned
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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"All versions are being considered," prosecutor Dmytro Tkachuk told the BBC.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

“The housing market is the best expression of the ‘K-shaped economy’ that we’re in right now,” Mel Casey, a senior portfolio manager at FBB Capital Partners, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

Robinson told him he planned to talk to his parents or turn himself over to authorities, Twiggs said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Hearn has told US media that when he visited the pool he noticed a piece of partially detached "American blue" paint liner.

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

He laughed and told me that before he played guitar, he played the bagpipes.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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