never

adverb

nev·er ˈne-vər How to pronounce never (audio)

: not ever : at no time

I never met her

: not in any degree : not under any condition

never the wiser for his experience

Example Sentences

I will never shop at that store again. I have never seen that happen before. That man has never heard of you. We will never forget what we saw. You never know what you'll find at a flea market. I never meant to hurt you. She never really said that. There is never enough time to finish our work. Never in my whole life have I been so offended! I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Murdaugh eventually got settlements of more than $4 million, but Satterfield said his family found out after the killings and never saw any of it. —

Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 10 Feb. 2023 Ukrainian forces almost never launch the advanced weapons without specific coordinates provided by U.S. military personnel from a base elsewhere in Europe, wrote Post reporters Isabelle Khurshudyan, Dan Lamothe, Shane Harris and Paul Sonne. —

Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023 Lau was convicted of bribery and money laundering in Macau in 2014, but has never served jail time with no extradition pact between the territory and Hong Kong. —

Krystal Chia, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023 Georgia earned its first lead of the game in the 6th inning and never looked back. —

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023 That Babi Yar, by the Russian Ukrainian writer Anatoly Kuznetsov, never joined the list is a strange omission with a story of its own. —

George Packer, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2023 The season 9 premiere found Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris (Candice Patton) on the tail-end of a dreamy staycation that turned into a nightmare when they got stuck in a time loop that seemed to never end. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023 For 18 straight months, employers have posted at least 10 million openings — a level never reached before 2021 in Labor Department data going back to 2000. —

Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023 A year ago, Scottie Scheffler was at or near the top of the list of the best PGA Tour golfers to have never won. —

Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023 See More

never

adverb

as in not

at no time I have never been out of the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

not
rarely
seldom
ne'er
nevermore
infrequently
little

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

always
ever
constantly
forever
continuously
invariably
perpetually
often
endlessly
frequently
eternally
repeatedly
everlastingly
evermore
recurrently

as in no

not in any degree, way, or under any condition even though my proposal was turned down, I will never be convinced that my idea isn't a good one

Synonyms & Similar Words

no
nothing
none
nothing doing
noways
nowise
nowhere near
noway
on no account
in no wise
by no means

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ever
however
fully
completely
anyway
very
anyhow
half
extremely
right
somehow
full
exactly
altogether
anywise
par excellence
at all
out
someway
someways

单词	never
释义	never adverb nev·er ˈne-vər 1 : not ever : at no time I never met her 2 : not in any degree : not under any condition never the wiser for his experience Synonyms ne'er See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I will never shop at that store again. I have never seen that happen before. That man has never heard of you. We will never forget what we saw. You never know what you'll find at a flea market. I never meant to hurt you. She never really said that. There is never enough time to finish our work. Never in my whole life have I been so offended! I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal. See More Recent Examples on the Web Murdaugh eventually got settlements of more than $4 million, but Satterfield said his family found out after the killings and never saw any of it. —Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 10 Feb. 2023 Ukrainian forces almost never launch the advanced weapons without specific coordinates provided by U.S. military personnel from a base elsewhere in Europe, wrote Post reporters Isabelle Khurshudyan, Dan Lamothe, Shane Harris and Paul Sonne. —Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023 Lau was convicted of bribery and money laundering in Macau in 2014, but has never served jail time with no extradition pact between the territory and Hong Kong. —Krystal Chia, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023 Georgia earned its first lead of the game in the 6th inning and never looked back. —Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023 That Babi Yar, by the Russian Ukrainian writer Anatoly Kuznetsov, never joined the list is a strange omission with a story of its own. —George Packer, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2023 The season 9 premiere found Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris (Candice Patton) on the tail-end of a dreamy staycation that turned into a nightmare when they got stuck in a time loop that seemed to never end. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023 For 18 straight months, employers have posted at least 10 million openings — a level never reached before 2021 in Labor Department data going back to 2000. —Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023 A year ago, Scottie Scheffler was at or near the top of the list of the best PGA Tour golfers to have never won. —Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not + ǣfre ever — more at no First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing never almost never it never fails it never rains but it pours lightning never strikes (the same place) twice never a dull moment never/not hear the end of it never/not in a thousand/million/billion years never dreamt never cease to amaze never again never/not miss a trick never batted an eye never-ending never fear never for one moment never mind never looked back never in someone's life never had it so good never-never land never say die never say never never so much as never the twain shall meet never the wiser well, I never will never do wonders never cease you'll never know you never know a watched pot never boils never you mind never to return never ever never/not dream of would never dream of Will wonders never cease See More almost never it never fails it never rains but it pours lightning never strikes (the same place) twice never a dull moment never/not hear the end of it never/not in a thousand/million/billion years never dreamt never cease to amaze never again never/not miss a trick never batted an eye never-ending never fear never for one moment never mind never looked back never in someone's life never had it so good never-never land never say die never say never never so much as never the twain shall meet never the wiser well, I never will never do wonders never cease you'll never know you never know a watched pot never boils never you mind never to return never ever never/not dream of would never dream of Will wonders never cease See More Kids Definition never adverb nev·er ˈnev-ər 1 : not ever : at no time I never saw it before never had a sick day in my life 2 : not to any extent or in any way never fear never adverb 1 as in not at no time I have never been out of the country Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance not rarely seldom ne'er nevermore infrequently little Antonyms & Near Antonyms always ever constantly forever continuously invariably perpetually often endlessly frequently eternally repeatedly everlastingly evermore recurrently See More 2 as in no not in any degree, way, or under any condition even though my proposal was turned down, I will never be convinced that my idea isn't a good one Synonyms & Similar Words no nothing none nothing doing noways nowise nowhere near noway on no account in no wise by no means Antonyms & Near Antonyms ever however fully completely anyway very anyhow half extremely right somehow full exactly altogether anywise par excellence at all out someway someways See More Phrases Containing never never mind never mind
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never

adverb

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Phrases Containing never

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Phrases Containing never