never

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UK /ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)/ US /ˈnɛv.ɚ/

adv 3verb 1intj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

finished, impossible, late, live, red

She was never late for work, not even once in five years.

VERB + NEVER

happened, love, pools, said, swore, won

I never said I wanted to go to the beach with you.

NEVER + NOUN

anything, biology, buk, class, engagement, knack, sanction

She had never had a knack for mathematics, so she switched to studying history instead.

PREP.

about, from, in

I've never heard about anything like that before in my entire life.

ADV.

maybe, quite, such

I've never quite understood why she decided to move to that small town.

Definitions

adv

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.

We were at the same college, but happened never to meet.

Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.

There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love.

"He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!--so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!"

Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.

You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!

verb

Did not; didn't.

I told him to go to Woodlands to buy durian for me. He came back and said no durian. But he some more said-ah, he got see people selling durian in Bukit Timah. I ask him-ah. Why you never buy from Bukit Timah.

That's what he said. But I never see anything. Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding.

intj

A statement of defiance

‘Guess what, I've won the pools!’ ‘Never!’

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — not ever

ne'er

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

never mind

It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.

I'm afraid I’ve broken your mug. — Never mind, it was old and I was going to throw it away.

never in a month of Sundays

At no time whatsoever.

Never in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!

never in a million years

Absolutely not.

“What am I going to do with him, Raj? My stepmother won’t let me keep him at home, especially as the little fella got me suspended from school. That woman hated my hamster, she is

I never did

An exclamation of great surprise.

185?, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit ‘Why, good gracious, Amy, what ever brought you here?’ ‘I wanted to see you, Fanny dear; and as I am going out all day to-morrow, and knew you

well, I never

An exclamation of great surprise.

Example Bank

I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.

Wiktionary

We were at the same college, but happened never to meet.

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I'll never not like you.

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That's what he said. But I never see anything. Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding.

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‘Guess what, I've won the pools!’ ‘Never!’

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, never is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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