never
Meaning
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- At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
- Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
- (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).
Frequency
Hyphenated as
nev‧er
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.
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