How do you use the word "told" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "told": I told them to send me another ticket. The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.

Told Meaning

/təʊld/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbsimple past and past participle of tell

nounAcronym of take-off and landing data

Sentence Examples

I told them to send me another ticket.

The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.

I did it because he told me to.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

say tell state

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The spy ____ the secret information to the enemy agent during the meeting.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She ____ us a very long and exciting story about her recent trip to the mountains of South America today.

Word Origin & History

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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