never

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (never), equivalent to ne +‎ ever.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)/
    • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɛv.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: nev‧er

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.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:never
  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!
    I never saw him today.

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from never

Translations[edit]

Interjection[edit]

never

  1. A statement of defiance

Derived terms[edit]

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Latvian[edit]

Verb[edit]

never

  1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of nevērt
  2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of nevērt
  3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of nevērt
  4. 2rd singular imperative form of nevērt
  5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of nevērt
  6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of nevērt

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse næfr.

Noun[edit]

never f or m (definite singular neveren or nevra, indefinite plural nevrer or nevre, definite plural nevrene)

  1. birchbark

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

never m

  1. indefinite plural of neve

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse næfr.

Noun[edit]

never f (definite singular nevra, indefinite plural nevrar or nevrer, definite plural nevrane or nevrene)

  1. birchbark

References[edit]

Romansch[edit]

Verb[edit]

never

  1. (Sutsilvan) Alternative form of naiver (to snow)

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