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told [təʊld, Am toʊld]

told pt, pp of tell

See also tell

I . tell <told, told> [tel] VB trans

I . tell <told, told> [tel] VB trans

tell on VB trans

1. tell on (affect negatively):

I . telltale, tell-tale [ˈtelteɪl] N pej

II . telltale, tell-tale [ˈtelteɪl] ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They told reporters that they saw the aircraft falling out of the sky and that it burst into flames upon hitting the ground.
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The director's deft defiant and untameable vision knits a blanket of lucid emotions embedded in a well-told narrative that hides a wealth of surreptitious surprises.
movies.ndtv.com
The cowherd went to the king and told him the story.
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He told the court of how blood had sprayed over his raincoat as he castrated his victims, put their private parts into plastic bags and took them home.
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It can not be sugar-coated, selectively told or truncated because it may be unsettling, divisive or even inculpatory.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
The accident damaged his brain, doctors told him he could not handle another trauma.
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The school's career placement center told him he had talent and was capable of becoming an advertising executive, funeral director, or salesman.
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Officers were told that ten pairs of eyeglass frames, worth about $4,575, were taken from the business.
www.cleveland.com
They were told to disrobe for a medical examination.
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One day, a friend of mine told me that the garbage plant, the city's waste incinerator, would melt down too.
gawker.com

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