Past tense of retell

Forms of retell

Retold in a sentence

• He retold it to me at my opa’s funeral, about half a century after the game.2020, Alexander Starritt, We Germans, London: John Murray (Publishers), →ISBN. From the entry opa
• Once oral stories are learned, they can be retold through storyknifing, song, and dance.1997, Nancy H. Hornberger, Indigenous Literacies in the Americas, →ISBN. From the entry storyknifing
• Reminds me somehow of Ian Banks' books that must be something like retold dreams, too.1995 September, Franz H. Milkis, “Ook Ook, Slobber Drool! Letters of Comment”, in The Space Cadet Gazette, number 3, page 28. From the entry bhoy
• Even today, Devin’s story is told and retold in the local whiskeries and his critics secretly wish he would come swaggering back with another bombastic plan to enhance their wealth.1968, Bob Davis, The Dingle War, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., page 1. From the entry whiskery

Meaning of retell

1. verb To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

Full definition of retell

Verbs like retell

• tell (told)
• hold (held)
• sell (sold)
• behold (beheld)
• uphold (upheld)
• withhold (withheld)

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Questions about the past tense of retell

What is the past tense of retell?

The past tense of retell is retold.

What is the past participle of retell?

The past participle of retell is retold.

Is retell a regular or irregular verb?

Retell is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.