told

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A form of tell — To determine the number, amount, or value of [something].

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telt
OriginMiddle English tolde ← Old English tealde ← Proto-Germanic *talid- →
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Meanings

told1

verb

alternative Northern England Scotland telled · alternative Northern England Scotland telt · alternative tol'

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of tell

    A tale is but half told, if only one person tells it.

    Synonyms: telt

TOLD2

nounTOLD (plural TOLDs)

plural TOLDs

  1. abbreviationacronymaeronauticsAcronym of take-off and landing data

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*taljaną“to count; tell”
  2. Proto-Germanic*talid-
  3. Old Englishtealde
  4. Middle Englishtolde
  5. Englishtold

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with told

oldgoldholdsoldcoldboldthresholdfoldrolledmoldbeholdmanifoldmouldupholdwithholduntolduncontrolledunfoldpolledauldpatrolledwoldbowledahold
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Sounds the same

tolled

Anagrams

dolt
Cite this entry
APA

told. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/told

MLA

“told.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/told. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “told,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/told.

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