How do you use the word "never" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "never": This is never going to end. I never liked biology.

Never Meaning

/ˈnɛv.ə/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

advAt no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

advNot at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.

Sentence Examples

This is never going to end.

I never liked biology.

He left and said he was never coming back.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

None

Antonyms:

ever

CEFR Practice Quiz

He has ____ been to that city before, so it will be his first visit.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I have ____ seen such a beautiful sunset in my entire life before today.

Word Origin & History

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

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Why should I love this Gentleman? Tis odds / He never will affect me;" — 1613–1614 (date written), John Fletcher, William Shak[e]speare, The Two Noble Kinsmen: […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Waterson; […], published 1634, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 4:

"In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned." — 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

""I never thought you were so fond of Mr. Phillips that you'd require two handkerchiefs to dry your tears just because he was going away," said Marilla." — 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XXI: A New Departure in Flavorings:

"Never speak of the symptoms of your patient in his presence, unless questioned by the doctor, whose orders you are always to obey implicitly." — 1919, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health: Sensible Rules for the Nurse:

""You don't believe the Soviet Union is going to reduce its defense budget, do you?" Boggs asked. Premier Chou didn't wait for the translator to finish. "Never, never, never," he replied in perfect English." — 1980, Gerald Ford, “Boyhood—and Beyond”, in A Time to Heal, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 95:

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