told meaning
EN
[təʊld] [tɔʊld] [toʊld] [-əʊld] 
US - VerbBFtellSGtellsPRtellingSUF-old
- simple past tense and past participle of tell.
- simple past tense and past participle of tell.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- "'I tell ye, sorr,' he told him, tis of no use at all, thryin' ter reclaim ther castle.
- We never heard about those changes coming, and were told everything was staying the same... typical mushroom syndrome by the management again.
- "For small shareholders it is very dilutionary and they are in for a hard road ahead," he told BusinessDaily.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Tell her I'm turning into a pumpkin if she stays out too late. She won't be getting a lift from me.
- Tell me, Othello: I wonder in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny, Or stand so mammering on — Shakespeare, Othello.
- Tell me his number, and I'll jot it down on this scrap of paper.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of told in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "told" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.