told
What is the Definition of told?
Verb:
- express in words
- let something be known
- narrate or give a detailed account of
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- discern or comprehend
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence
- give evidence
- mark as different
How can I use told in a sentence?
I told you I would read the name somewhere before, I read it on the train coming here — listen to this: ‘Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel'!
Harry told the turban he did not want to be in Slytherin; it got heavier and heavier; he tried to pull it off but it tightened painfully — and there was Malfoy, laughing at him as he struggled with it — then Malfoy turned into the hooknosed teacher, Snape, whose laugh became high and cold — there was a burst of green light and Harry woke, sweating and shaking.
If Harry had not known that the Dursleys had no sense of humor, he might have thought so; yet somehow, even though everything Hagrid had told him so far was unbelievable, Harry could not help trusting him.
He kept threatening to tell her what really bit me — I have told her it was a dog, but I do not think she believes me — I should not have hit him at the Quidditch match, that is why he is doing this.
He complained loudly about first years never getting on the house Quidditch teams and told long, boastful stories that always seemed to end with him narrowly escaping Muggles in helicopters.
Other meanings of told (synonyms, cognates).
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