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“Told” or “Tolled”

told / tolled are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

told t·OW·l·d

  • verblet something be known.
  • verbnarrate or give a detailed account of.
  • verbdiscern or comprehend.
  • verbgive evidence.

tolled t·OW·l·d

  • verbring slowly.
  • verbcharge a fee for using.
Usage

Examples in context

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“told”

  • The economist told he transported 3 boxes of…
  • Eagger told a writer for If Magazine,…
  • …report that Delúbio Soares had told the General Public Prosecution Office…
  • …a Virginian federal prosecutor who told her that some of the…
  • …the children from “teasing”, Mann told Woodward that she wanted to…
  • …the fact that they were told previously to act that way.
  • Subjects were told that the man had been…
  • …death, saying Gatluak Gai had told his fighters to ignore the…
  • …had the allegations so they told him: 'Just sign here'.
  • However, after Lucky told him how Shou commanded the…

“tolled”

  • …is a privately owned statutory tolled undertaking which incorporates a public…
  • …the expressway is maintained and tolled by the West Nippon Expressway
  • …was that ministers were not tolled so they could better serve…
  • The project includes a tolled extension to Loop 1 (also…
  • Two tolled expressways, the S18 Wuhan Airport…

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