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told

verb
SayTOHLD/toʊld/UK/təʊld/AUS/tɐʉld/

1 meaning of told

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of tell. Use this form for something you said to someone earlier.

    She told her little brother a funny story before bed.

    I have told you this many times already.

    Note

told is a form of tell

tell, verb: To say something to someone, such as facts, the truth, a lie or how to do something. Full entry

Forms
telltells he/she/ittelling -ing formtold past tense, past participle
Spelling
tell → told: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

This is the past tense of "tell." It comes from Old English and older Germanic words meaning "to count" or "tell."