never Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb not ever; at no time in the past or future
ne'er.
- I have never been to China
- I shall never forget this day
- had never seen a circus
- never on Sunday
- I will never marry you!
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adverb not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances
- never fear
- bringing up children is never easy
- that will never do
- what is morally wrong can never be politically right
WordNet
Nev"er adverb
Etymology
AS.Definitions
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Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future. Shak.Death still draws nearer, never seeming near. Pope.
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In no degree; not in the least; not. Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in another man's head, and yet see never the worse. South.
And he answered him to never a word. Matt. xxvii. 14.
✍ Never is much used in composition with present participles to form adjectives, as in never-ceasing, never-dying, never-ending, never-fading, never-failing, etc., retaining its usual signification.