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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


Example Sentences

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She told the outlet that, as it was happening, she hoped someone on the production side would call a halt to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Candidates are told this will happen and can provide do-not-call lists to ensure privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"She is genuinely fantastic, as a singer, as a songwriter, as a performer," he told BBC 6 Music.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"Obviously, kids will find their way around" restrictions, he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Still, she doesn’t want to go to Novaliches—especially after what Father Monaghan has told her about Tala.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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