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told — [tōld] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of TELL1 all told all (being) counted; in all [there were forty all told] … English World dictionary
Told — (t[=o]ld), imp. & p. p. of {Tell}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
told — told; un·told; … English syllables
told — [təuld US tould] the past tense and past participle of ↑tell … Dictionary of contemporary English
told — the past tense and past participle of tell … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
told — past tense of tell, from O.E. talde, past tense of tellan (see TELL (Cf. tell) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
Told — Tell Tell (t[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Told} (t[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Telling}.] [AS. tellan, from talu tale, number, speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G. z[ a]hlen, OHG. zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to speak,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
told — [[t]to͟ʊld[/t]] 1) Told is the past tense and past participle of tell. 2) PHRASE: PHR with cl, amount PHR You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary, general statement, or total. All told there were 104 people on the payroll... All… … English dictionary
told — I told 1. told sb., en, e, ene (åretold), i sms. tolde , fx toldeklampe II told 2. told sb., en (afgift; toldsted) … Dansk ordbog
told — /tohld/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of tell. 2. all told, counting everyone or everything; in all: There were 50 guests all told. * * * … Universalium
