never

nev·er  (nvr)

adv.

1. Not ever; on no occasion; at no time: He had never been there before. You never can be sure.

2. Not at all; in no way; absolutely not: Never fear. That will never do.

Idiom:

never mind

1. Don't bother: I was hoping for some help, but never mind, I'll do it alone.

2. Not to mention; and certainly not: I can't tread water, never mind swim.

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[Middle English, from Old English nfre : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + fre, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

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never

Adverb

1. at no time; not ever

2. certainly not; not at all

3. Also: (well I never!) surely not! [Old English nǣfre]

USAGE: In informal speech and writing, never can be used instead of not with the simple past tenses of certain verbs, for emphasis (I never said that; I never realized how clever he was), but this usage should be avoided in serious writing.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	never - not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!" ne'er always, e'er, ever - at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy"
	2.	never - not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"

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never

adverb 1. at no time, not once, not ever << OPPOSITE always

2. under no circumstances, no way, not at all, on no account, not on your life (informal) not on your nelly Brit. (slang) not for love nor money (informal) not ever

USAGE Never is sometimes used in informal speech and writing as an emphatic form of not, with simple past tenses of certain verbs: I never said that - and in very informal speech as a denial in place of did not: he says I hit him, but I never. These uses of never should be avoided in careful writing.

Translations

never [ˈnɛvəʳ] adv → nunca, jamás;

I never went → no fui nunca;

never in my life → jamás en la vida see also mind

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never [ˈnɛvəʳ] adv → (ne ...) jamais;

I never went → je n'y suis pas allé;

I've never been to Spain → je ne suis jamais allé en Espagne;

never again → plus jamais;

never in my life → jamais de ma vie see also mind

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never [ˈnɛvəʳ] adv → nie;

(not) → nicht;

never in my life → noch nie;

never again → nie wieder;

well I never! → nein, so was! see also mind

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never [ˈnɛvəʳ] adv → (non...) mai;

never again → mai più;

I'll never go there again → non ci vado più;

never in my life → mai in vita mia see also mind

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never

adv never [ˈnevə]

not ever; at no time I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry. nooit, nimmer ابداً никога nikdy aldrig nie ποτέ nunca mitte kunagi هرگز ei koskaan jamais לְעוֹלָם, מְעוֹלָם [कभी नहीं nikada,nijednom soha(sem) tidak pernah aldrei mai 決して～しない 한 번도 ...않다 niekada, nė karto nekad belum pernah nooit aldri nigdy nunca niciodată никогда nikdy nikoli nikada aldrig ไม่มีทาง asla, hiçbir zaman, dünyada 永不 ніколи کبھي نہيں không bao giờ 永不

adv neverˈmore

never again. nooit weer ابداً ثانِيَةً повече никога už nikdy aldrig mere nie wieder ποτέ πια nunca más mitte kunagi enam هرگز ديگر ei koskaan enää jamais plus לא עוֹד अब से नहीं nikad više soha többé tidak lagi aldrei framar mai più 二度と～しない 두 번 다시 ...하지 않다 niekada daugiau nekad vairs tidak lagi nooit weer aldri mer nigdy więcej nunca mais niciodată никогда больше už nikdy nikdar več nikada više aldrig mer ไม่อีกแล้ว bir daha asla 決不再 ніколи більше ہرگز نہيں không bao giờ nữa 决不再

adv nevertheˈless [-ðəˈles]

in spite of that I am feeling ill, but I shall come with you nevertheless. nogtans, desnieteenstaande مَع ذلِك все пак nicméně alligevel trotzdem παρά ταύτα, ωστόσο sin embargo, no obstante, aún así sellest hoolimata با اينحال siitä huolimatta malgré tout אַף עַל פִי כֵן तथापि ipak,usprkos tome mindazonáltal walaupun demikian engu að síður ciononostante にもかかわらず 그럼에도 불구하고 vis dėlto, vis tiek tomēr; taču walau bagaimanapun niettemin likevel, ikke desto mindre niemniej jednak apesar disso totuşi тем не менее napriek tomu vseeno ipak i alla fall, likväl, ändå แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม yine de, bununla beraber 仍然 незважаючи на, однак پھر بھي tuy nhiên 仍然