Told
//təʊld// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Acronym of take-off and landing data abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of tell form-of, participle, past
"A tale is but half told, if only one person tells it."
Synonyms
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More examples"I told them to send me another ticket."
Etymology
From Middle English tolde, talde (first and third person singular preterite), from Old English tealde (first and third person singular preterite), from Proto-Germanic *talid-, preterite stem of Proto-Germanic *taljaną (“to count; tell”), equivalent to tell + -ed.
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