adv

never

NEHV-uh

adv

At no time; not on any occasion.

"I have never been to Japan."

"She said she would never lie to him again."

Not at all, used for emphasis in a past statement.

"He never even looked at me during the meeting."

How to Use Never

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishNot ever, at no point in time.

Common pairings

never again never mind better late than never

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From Old English nǣfre, formed from ne ("not") plus ǣfre ("ever").

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all the time always consistently constantly continually continuously ever forever

temporarily forever eternal always ever usually often regardless

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