Meaning & use

told

verb·Everyday

Communicated information, an instruction, or a story to someone, usually by speaking.

See it in a sentence

She told her friend about the surprise party in a hushed voice.

He told the children a bedtime story about a brave little fox.

A note on using this word

Past tense and past participle of 'tell'; takes an indirect object ('told her'), unlike 'said,' which does not.

Words with a similar meaning

informedrelated

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Words with an opposite meaning

concealed

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