“Told” or “Tolled”—Which to use?

“Told” or “Tolled”

Overview

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. 👇

Definitions

told: (verb) let something be known. (verb) narrate or give a detailed account of. (verb) discern or comprehend. (verb) give evidence.

tolled: (verb) ring slowly. (verb) charge a fee for using.

Pronunciation

told: t·OW·l·d

tolled: t·OW·l·d

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Examples in Context

Examples of “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…

Examples of “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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