never
28 ENTRIES FOUND:
- never (adverb)
- never–ending (adjective)
- never–never land (noun)
- boil (verb)
- cease (verb)
- die (verb)
- dream (verb)
- end (noun)
- ever (adverb)
- hear (verb)
- know (verb)
- lightning (noun)
- million (noun)
- mind (verb)
- miss (verb)
- much (adjective)
- pot (noun)
- pour (verb)
- rain (verb)
- say (verb)
- so (adverb)
- strike (verb)
- thousand (noun)
- trick (noun)
- twain (noun)
- watch (verb)
- wonder (noun)
- year (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of NEVER
1
:
not ever
:
not at any time
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opposite always
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I will never shop at that store again.
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I have never seen that happen before.
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That man has never heard of you.
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We will never forget what we saw.
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You never know what you'll find at a flea market.
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I never meant to hurt you.
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She never really said that.
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There is never enough time to finish our work.
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Never in my whole life have I been so offended!
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A resume without a cover letter will never do. [=will never be considered acceptable]
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Never again will I buy a car from that dealer. = I will never again buy a car from that dealer.
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I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal.
2
chiefly British
a
— used to express surprise, doubt, or disbelief
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“He's won the lottery.” “Never!”
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“They're getting married.” “Well, I never! [=I am very surprised or shocked to hear that they're getting married]”
b
— used to say that you did not do something
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“You stole my CD.” “Me? Never.”
never ever
never fear
— used to tell someone not to worry or be afraid
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Never fear, I think I have a solution.
never mind, never you mind
never say die
never say never
— used to say that you should not say that you will never do something because you might change your mind later
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“Would you ever go there again?” “Well, (I'll) never say never, but I'm certainly not planning to go there anytime soon!”
never so much as
— used to say that someone did not do something that was expected or should have been done
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She never so much as thanked me [=she did not even thank me] for my help.
