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told

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5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/təʊld/
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/təʊld/ · [ˈtʰɔʊ(ɫ)d] · [ˈtʰɒʊ(ɫ)d] · /tɛlt/ · /tɛld/ · /toʊld/ · /tɐʉld/ · [tʰɒʊ(ɫ)d]

Definition of told

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of tell
    “A tale is but half told, if only one person tells it.”
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verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of tell
    “A tale is but half told, if only one person tells it.”

noun

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of take-off and landing data

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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.

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