never

CEFRA1

/ˈnɛv.ə/

adverb · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    At no time.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

Examples

  • He left and said he was never coming back.

  • This is never going to end.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.

  2. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. Did not; didn't.

More examples

In context

  • I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.

  • We were at the same college, but happened never to meet.

  • I never liked biology.

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Antonyms

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Origin

adverb

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