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told
[tohld]
,–verb
—Idiom| 1. | pt. and pp. of tell. |
| 2. | all told, counting everyone or everything; in all: There were 50 guests all told. |
tell
1 [tel]
,verb, told, tell⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood. |
| 2. | to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. |
| 3. | to announce or proclaim. |
| 4. | to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.). |
| 5. | to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.). |
| 6. | to reveal or divulge (something secret or private). |
| 7. | to say plainly or positively: I cannot tell just what was done. |
| 8. | to discern or recognize (a distant person or thing) so as to be able to identify or describe: Can you tell who that is over there? |
| 9. | to distinguish; discriminate; ascertain: You could hardly tell the difference between them. |
| 10. | to inform (a person) of something: He told me his name. |
| 11. | to assure emphatically: I won't, I tell you! |
| 12. | to bid, order, or command: Tell him to stop. |
| 13. | to mention one after another, as in enumerating; count or set one by one or in exact amount: to tell the cattle in a herd; All told there were 17 if we are correct. |
–verb (used without object)
—Verb phrases| 14. | to give an account or report: Tell me about your trip. |
| 15. | to give evidence or be an indication: The ruined temples told of an ancient culture, long since passed from existence. |
| 16. | to disclose something secret or private; inform; tattle: She knows who did it, but she won't tell. |
| 17. | to say positively; determine; predict: Who can tell? |
| 18. | to have force or effect; operate effectively: a contest in which every stroke tells. |
| 19. | to produce a marked or severe effect: The strain was telling on his health. |
| 20. | British Dialect. to talk or chat. |
| 21. | tell off,
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| 22. | tell on, to tattle on (someone). |
| 23. | tell it like it is, Informal. to tell the complete, unadulterated truth; be forthright: He may be crude but he tells it like it is. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME tellen, OE tellan to relate, count; c. D tellen to reckon, count, ON telja to count, say, OHG zellēn; akin to tale
bef. 900; ME tellen, OE tellan to relate, count; c. D tellen to reckon, count, ON telja to count, say, OHG zellēn; akin to tale

Synonyms:
1. recount, describe, report. 2. impart. 4. speak. 6. disclose, betray; acknowledge, own, confess; declare.
1. recount, describe, report. 2. impart. 4. speak. 6. disclose, betray; acknowledge, own, confess; declare.
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told (tōld) v. Past tense and past participle of tell1. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Told
Told\ (t[=o]ld), imp. & p. p. of Tell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : told
Spanish:
(derechos de) aduana,
German:
der Zoll,
Japanese:
関税
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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told
see all told; I told you so; little bird told me. also see under tell.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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