English Explanatory Dictionary

told

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of tell
noun
  1. Acronym of take-off and landing data

Pronunciation

/təʊld/ [ˈtʰɔʊ(ɫ)d] [ˈtʰɒʊ(ɫ)d] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-told.wav /tɛlt/ /tɛld/ tōld /toʊld/ En-us-told.ogg /tɐʉld/ [tʰɒʊ(ɫ)d]

Word forms

told telled telt tol' TOLDs

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.

Synonyms

telt
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