told /toʊld/ v. pt. and pp. of tell. Idioms Idioms all told, counting everyone or everything; in all: All told, there were thirty students in the linguistics class.
He told us the story. Has she told you the good news, yet? She looked at the palm of my hand and told me my fortune. I trusted him and I never questioned what he told me. She told us about her lifelong interest in music. A story that is told in the Book of Job He told us a story involving life on a farm. She told him what happened in minute detail.
The meaning of NEVER is not ever : at no time. How to use never in a sentence.
Never means at no time in the past or at no time in the future. I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens. Never had he been so free of worry. That was a mistake. We'll never do it again.
Definition of never adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever. never (not comparable) I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again. We were at the same college, but happened never to meet. I'll never not like you.
NEVER definition: 1. not at any time or not on any occasion: 2. used as a way of saying "never" with extra emphasis…. Learn more.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. adverb Not ever; on no occasion; at no time. adverb Not at all; in no way; absolutely not. idiom (never mind) Don't bother. idiom (never mind) Not to mention; and certainly not. from The Century Dictionary.