Definition of never in English:

never

adverb ˈnɛvəˈnɛvər

1At no time in the past or future; not ever.
they had never been camping in their lives
I will never ever forget it
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout all this he never ever showed any remorse or any emotion for what he had done.
- My visits to the cinema never stretch beyond the odd foray to the Glasgow film theatre.
- We should not be so foolish as to believe these things will never return in the future.
- It was a decade of my life that I will always hold dear to my heart and a time that will never be forgotten.
- Luke lives with his parents and grandparents on a farm that has never been painted.
- She leapt out of bed and made him swear never ever to say anything like that again or it would put her off.
- I've taken a lot of trips but never something that's taken so much to get to one place.
- According to them we never think about money and don't even know what an overdraft is.
- Nothing like this has ever happened in the area before and probably never will again.
- Flora also talks of her hopes for the future and how she feels about the father she has never met.
- By the time four days had elapsed I just thought that was it and I would never see it again.
- She said she has never heard of a single errant cyclist being brought to book in Kingston.
- All very spooky and enough to make you never want to go near some parts of the Park ever again.
- I used to drive past it all the time in a previous job but never went into the grounds.
- He said he'd never had any experience with this and no one had ever raised this before.
- She could never have such faith in the future, and that is why she chose not to have children.
- William had been on their minds ever since he left but he was never a topic between them.
- There was never a shortage in the past and it's too early to blame the lack of kids out playing.
- He had never been late for training and if he was ever running late he would ring to let us know.
- He had never told his parents and only many years later told relatives what happened.
Synonyms
at no time, not at any time, not ever, not once, on no occasion
literary ne'er
2Not at all.
he never turned up
Example sentencesExamples
- He certainly would never have got permission for a hotel, or even a six bedroom house.
- The Prime Minister has never been one to let a past friendship get in the way of making a new ally.
- His putt never troubles the hole and it slips a few feet past for another difficult putt.
- Though never a love match, by then her affection had grown for the man two years her senior.
Synonyms
not at all, certainly not, not for a moment, not under/in any circumstances, under/in no circumstances, on no account
informal no way, not on your life, not in a million years, not for love or money
British informal not on your nelly
1. 2.1British informal as exclamation (expressing surprise) surely not.
  What, you, Annabel? Never!
  Example sentencesExamples
  What me? Never!

Phrases

never a one

Not one.
there are no paintings, never a one
Example sentencesExamples
- Never did a sheep wander away, never a one was attacked by wolves, never a one lost in foul weather.
- On, and on, and on the examples go, never a weak moment, never a lost sentence, never a word out of place - and never a one of those words mattering in the least, never a one of them aimed at any purpose but their own light comedy, never a one of them anything but wasted.
- For all that, there's never a one of the fine fellows a word of his wouldn't send scuttling into the nearest rat-hole.
- I have had scores of amateur photographers on the Craigs, including many meenisters, and most of them have taken my likeness and promised to send me a copy, but never a one has reached me.
- Through friends and family I have heard many stories of Holly with never a one being bad.
- And never a one of the fifty to sneer at a rival bride.
- The Dorset dialect jingle asks for a husband, and finishes by hoping for a good one, but anyone better than never a one.
- There lived a King and Queen, who lamented day by day that they had no children, and yet never a one was born
- I asked her whether she would have a new one or an old one; she said, a second-hand one; I told her we had never a one; but my mother called out and said, we have a second-hand cotton one.

well I never! (or well I never did!)

informal Expressing surprise or indignation.
Well I never—that's not like you!
Example sentencesExamples
- There was the mother in her alpine attire staring rigidly ahead muttering ‘well I never!’
Synonyms
really?, is that so? is that a fact? you're joking! well i never, well i never did, go on, you don't say

Origin

Old English nǣfre, from ne 'not' + ǣfre 'ever'.

Rhymes

clever, endeavour (US endeavor), ever, forever, however, howsoever, never-never, sever, Trevor, whatever, whatsoever, whenever, whensoever, wheresoever, wherever, whichever, whichsoever, whoever, whomever, whomsoever, whosoever

Definition of never in US English:

never

adverbˈnevərˈnɛvər

1At no time in the past or future; on no occasion; not ever.
they had never been camping in their lives
I will never ever forget it
Example sentencesExamples
- There was never a shortage in the past and it's too early to blame the lack of kids out playing.
- Nothing like this has ever happened in the area before and probably never will again.
- Flora also talks of her hopes for the future and how she feels about the father she has never met.
- He had never been late for training and if he was ever running late he would ring to let us know.
- Luke lives with his parents and grandparents on a farm that has never been painted.
- She could never have such faith in the future, and that is why she chose not to have children.
- It was a decade of my life that I will always hold dear to my heart and a time that will never be forgotten.
- According to them we never think about money and don't even know what an overdraft is.
- He said he'd never had any experience with this and no one had ever raised this before.
- I've taken a lot of trips but never something that's taken so much to get to one place.
- She said she has never heard of a single errant cyclist being brought to book in Kingston.
- Throughout all this he never ever showed any remorse or any emotion for what he had done.
- We should not be so foolish as to believe these things will never return in the future.
- He had never told his parents and only many years later told relatives what happened.
- All very spooky and enough to make you never want to go near some parts of the Park ever again.
- By the time four days had elapsed I just thought that was it and I would never see it again.
- I used to drive past it all the time in a previous job but never went into the grounds.
- She leapt out of bed and made him swear never ever to say anything like that again or it would put her off.
- My visits to the cinema never stretch beyond the odd foray to the Glasgow film theatre.
- William had been on their minds ever since he left but he was never a topic between them.
Synonyms
at no time, not at any time, not ever, not once, on no occasion
2Not at all.
he never turned up
Example sentencesExamples
- The Prime Minister has never been one to let a past friendship get in the way of making a new ally.
- Though never a love match, by then her affection had grown for the man two years her senior.
- His putt never troubles the hole and it slips a few feet past for another difficult putt.
- He certainly would never have got permission for a hotel, or even a six bedroom house.
Synonyms
not at all, certainly not, not for a moment, not in any circumstances, not under any circumstances, in no circumstances, under no circumstances, on no account

Phrases

well I never! (or well I never did!)

informal Expressing great surprise or indignation.
Well I never—that's not like you!
Example sentencesExamples
- There was the mother in her alpine attire staring rigidly ahead muttering ‘well I never!’
Synonyms
really?, is that so? is that a fact? you're joking! well i never, well i never did, go on, you don't say

Origin

Old English nǣfre, from ne ‘not’ + ǣfre ‘ever’.

单词	never
释义	Definition of never in English: never adverb ˈnɛvəˈnɛvər 1At no time in the past or future; not ever. they had never been camping in their lives I will never ever forget it Example sentencesExamples Throughout all this he never ever showed any remorse or any emotion for what he had done. My visits to the cinema never stretch beyond the odd foray to the Glasgow film theatre. We should not be so foolish as to believe these things will never return in the future. It was a decade of my life that I will always hold dear to my heart and a time that will never be forgotten. Luke lives with his parents and grandparents on a farm that has never been painted. She leapt out of bed and made him swear never ever to say anything like that again or it would put her off. I've taken a lot of trips but never something that's taken so much to get to one place. According to them we never think about money and don't even know what an overdraft is. Nothing like this has ever happened in the area before and probably never will again. Flora also talks of her hopes for the future and how she feels about the father she has never met. By the time four days had elapsed I just thought that was it and I would never see it again. She said she has never heard of a single errant cyclist being brought to book in Kingston. All very spooky and enough to make you never want to go near some parts of the Park ever again. I used to drive past it all the time in a previous job but never went into the grounds. He said he'd never had any experience with this and no one had ever raised this before. She could never have such faith in the future, and that is why she chose not to have children. William had been on their minds ever since he left but he was never a topic between them. There was never a shortage in the past and it's too early to blame the lack of kids out playing. He had never been late for training and if he was ever running late he would ring to let us know. He had never told his parents and only many years later told relatives what happened. Synonyms at no time, not at any time, not ever, not once, on no occasion literary ne'er 2Not at all. he never turned up Example sentencesExamples He certainly would never have got permission for a hotel, or even a six bedroom house. The Prime Minister has never been one to let a past friendship get in the way of making a new ally. His putt never troubles the hole and it slips a few feet past for another difficult putt. Though never a love match, by then her affection had grown for the man two years her senior. Synonyms not at all, certainly not, not for a moment, not under/in any circumstances, under/in no circumstances, on no account informal no way, not on your life, not in a million years, not for love or money British informal not on your nelly 2.1British informal as exclamation (expressing surprise) surely not. What, you, Annabel? Never! Example sentencesExamples What me? Never! Phrases never a one Not one. there are no paintings, never a one Example sentencesExamples Never did a sheep wander away, never a one was attacked by wolves, never a one lost in foul weather. On, and on, and on the examples go, never a weak moment, never a lost sentence, never a word out of place - and never a one of those words mattering in the least, never a one of them aimed at any purpose but their own light comedy, never a one of them anything but wasted. For all that, there's never a one of the fine fellows a word of his wouldn't send scuttling into the nearest rat-hole. I have had scores of amateur photographers on the Craigs, including many meenisters, and most of them have taken my likeness and promised to send me a copy, but never a one has reached me. Through friends and family I have heard many stories of Holly with never a one being bad. And never a one of the fifty to sneer at a rival bride. The Dorset dialect jingle asks for a husband, and finishes by hoping for a good one, but anyone better than never a one. There lived a King and Queen, who lamented day by day that they had no children, and yet never a one was born I asked her whether she would have a new one or an old one; she said, a second-hand one; I told her we had never a one; but my mother called out and said, we have a second-hand cotton one. well I never! (or well I never did!) informal Expressing surprise or indignation. Well I never—that's not like you! Example sentencesExamples There was the mother in her alpine attire staring rigidly ahead muttering ‘well I never!’ Synonyms really?, is that so? is that a fact? you're joking! well i never, well i never did, go on, you don't say Origin Old English nǣfre, from ne 'not' + ǣfre 'ever'. Rhymes clever, endeavour (US endeavor), ever, forever, however, howsoever, never-never, sever, Trevor, whatever, whatsoever, whenever, whensoever, wheresoever, wherever, whichever, whichsoever, whoever, whomever, whomsoever, whosoever adv..1 phr. Definition of never in US English: never adverbˈnevərˈnɛvər 1At no time in the past or future; on no occasion; not ever. they had never been camping in their lives I will never ever forget it Example sentencesExamples There was never a shortage in the past and it's too early to blame the lack of kids out playing. Nothing like this has ever happened in the area before and probably never will again. Flora also talks of her hopes for the future and how she feels about the father she has never met. He had never been late for training and if he was ever running late he would ring to let us know. Luke lives with his parents and grandparents on a farm that has never been painted. She could never have such faith in the future, and that is why she chose not to have children. It was a decade of my life that I will always hold dear to my heart and a time that will never be forgotten. According to them we never think about money and don't even know what an overdraft is. He said he'd never had any experience with this and no one had ever raised this before. I've taken a lot of trips but never something that's taken so much to get to one place. She said she has never heard of a single errant cyclist being brought to book in Kingston. Throughout all this he never ever showed any remorse or any emotion for what he had done. We should not be so foolish as to believe these things will never return in the future. He had never told his parents and only many years later told relatives what happened. All very spooky and enough to make you never want to go near some parts of the Park ever again. By the time four days had elapsed I just thought that was it and I would never see it again. I used to drive past it all the time in a previous job but never went into the grounds. She leapt out of bed and made him swear never ever to say anything like that again or it would put her off. My visits to the cinema never stretch beyond the odd foray to the Glasgow film theatre. William had been on their minds ever since he left but he was never a topic between them. Synonyms at no time, not at any time, not ever, not once, on no occasion 2Not at all. he never turned up Example sentencesExamples The Prime Minister has never been one to let a past friendship get in the way of making a new ally. Though never a love match, by then her affection had grown for the man two years her senior. His putt never troubles the hole and it slips a few feet past for another difficult putt. He certainly would never have got permission for a hotel, or even a six bedroom house. Synonyms not at all, certainly not, not for a moment, not in any circumstances, not under any circumstances, in no circumstances, under no circumstances, on no account Phrases well I never! (or well I never did!) informal Expressing great surprise or indignation. Well I never—that's not like you! Example sentencesExamples There was the mother in her alpine attire staring rigidly ahead muttering ‘well I never!’ Synonyms really?, is that so? is that a fact? you're joking! well i never, well i never did, go on, you don't say Origin Old English nǣfre, from ne ‘not’ + ǣfre ‘ever’. adv..1 phr.
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