Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 10 compound words that contain told. The most common are listed below. Open told in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- told the timesimple past and past participle of tell the time
- told the truthsimple past and past participle of tell the truth
- truth be toldUsed when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.
- all toldWith everything included, counted, or summed; in total.
- told a storysimple past and past participle of tell a story
- a little bird told meI received the information from a source which I am not prepared to disclose.
- twice-toldhackneyed; cliché
- told againstsimple past and past participle of tell against
- told allsimple past and past participle of tell all
- told offsimple past and past participle of tell off
- told timesimple past and past participle of tell time
- if truth be toldAlternative form of truth be told: Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.
- greatest story ever toldThe life and times of Jesus Christ.
- told apartsimple past and past participle of tell apart
- told talessimple past and past participle of tell tales
- fortune-toldsimple past and past participle of fortune-tell
- told volumessimple past and past participle of tell volumes
- told it like it issimple past and past participle of tell it like it is
- told it to the handsimple past and past participle of tell it to the hand
- volun-toldNominally voluntary but understood to be an order.
- told fortunessimple past and past participle of tell fortunes
- told nosessimple past and past participle of tell noses
- told you sosplural of told you so: A statement or expression of vindication.
- told its own talesimple past and past participle of tell its own tale
- kissed and toldsimple past and past participle of kiss and tell
Compound words 10
- aforetoldTold or discussed previously.
- toldestsecond-person singular simple past indicative of tell
- foretoldsimple past and past participle of foretell
- forthtoldsimple past and past participle of forthtell
- mistoldsimple past and past participle of mistell
- outtoldsimple past and past participle of outtell
- overtoldsimple past and past participle of overtell
- pretoldsimple past and past participle of pretell
- tartolda low-pitched double reed musical instrument of the European Renaissance, similar to a rackett, with a bore formed from cylindrical metal tubing bent into a spiral
- wittoldAlternative form of wittol: A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.