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- [nev-er]
- /ˈnɛv ər/
- /ˈnevə(r)/
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- [nev-er]
- /ˈnɛv ər/
Definitions of never word
- adverb never not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me. 1
- adverb never not at all; absolutely not: never mind; This will never do. 1
- adverb never to no extent or degree: He was never the wiser for his experience. 1
- idioms never never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself. 1
- noun never At no time in the past or future; on no occasion; not ever. 1
- adverb never not ever 1
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Origin of never
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English nǣfre, equivalent to ne not + ǣfre ever
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Never
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
never popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
never usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for never
adverb never
- don't hold your breath — sth is unlikely to happen soon
- forget it — certainly not
- nevermore — never again; never thereafter: And nevermore were the elves seen in that town.
- no way — refusal
- not at all — in no way, to no extent
interjection never
- not by any means — in no way, by no method
- no — classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
- nixing — nothing.
Antonyms for never
adverb never
- always — If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred.
- forever — without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
- certainly — You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.
- minever — (in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings. Compare vair (def 1).
adjective never
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in the offing — the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.
- immediate — occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
- in view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- hair-trigger — easily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause: a hair-trigger temper.
Top questions with never
- what goes up and never comes down?
- the man who never was?
- what asks but never answers?
- what goes up but never comes down?
- what is always coming but never arrives?
- what is and what should never be?
- what is dead may never die?
- who was the only us president to never marry?
- how to play never have i ever?
- what comes down but never goes up?
- what darwin never knew?
- you never know how strong you are?
- led zeppelin what is and what should never be?
- what is and what should never be lyrics?
- never knew what i was missing?