Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- v. Past tense and past participle of tell1.
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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of tell.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- imp. & p. p. of tell.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Preterit and past participle of tell.
Etymologies
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Examples
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She needed but to be told a good thing -- I do not say _told that a thing was good_ -- and at once she received it -- that is, obeyed it, the _only_ way of receiving a truth.
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I have been told that, in Wales, Mr. Mathews never _told his story_ in the presence of Mr. Knight, who had never there insinuated any thing to my disadvantage.
Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01
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"We have been told," she began, loftily, "we have been _told_, Cap'n
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"I told you long ago that the new Cantos [72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
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The back of the label told a more thrilling and slightly sordid tale of the origins of Blenheim Palace Water.
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Her expression told him that he looked as bad as he felt.
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I think that's it, because I sing "All that Jasmine" to remember her name told me that she's sick of being stuck on the second floor of the compound.
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One of the M.B.A. students who was deployed to Iraq in the middle of his term told me he carried the list in the cargo pockets of his pants.
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Sarah pressed a hand to the small of her back as she crossed the kitchen, but something in her expression told Bonnie that more than the twins weighed her down.
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Forcing a smile despite the pain, when his expression told her how uncomfortable he was.
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