jamais
Sentences
Meaning
- never
- ever
Concepts
ne’er
not ever
scarcely ever
at all times
at any time
Synonyms
de toute ma vie
à chaque fois
de ma vie
ne plus
n’importe quand
un jour ou l’autre
ne … jamais
aujourd’hui
chaque fois
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒa.mɛ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French ja mais (“any more”, only in reference to the future), the two components deriving from Latin iam and magis. Compare Spanish jamás, Italian giammai, Occitan jamai and Portuguese jamais.
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