never

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Etymology [edit]

Old English næfre

Adverb [edit]

never (not comparable)

  1. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
    I finally finished, and I never want to do that again.
    I repeated the test a hundred times, and never saw a positive result.
    I will never tell.
  2. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
  3. (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).
    The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.
    You said you were going to mow the lawn today.I never!

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Alternative forms [edit]

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) naiver
  • (Sursilvan, Surmiran) neiver

Etymology [edit]

From Vulgar Latin *nivicō, from Latin nix, nivis, from Proto-Indo-European *nígʷʰs, *snígʷʰs (snow).

Verb [edit]

never

  1. (Sutsilvan) to snow

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