never
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never
- /ˈnɛv.ə/ UK
- /ˈnɛv.ɚ/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɛvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.
adverb neva · nevah · nevuh · neber · ne'er · nev'r
- At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.
- Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously. There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love.
- 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.
Similar: at latter Lammas, at no time, in the reign of Queen Dick, ne'er, never, never ever, not while pussy's a cat, on the second Tuesday of the week, sine die, when Hell freezes over, when pigs fly, when two Sundays come together, when two Sundays meet · Opposite: all the time, always, consistently, constantly, continually, continuously, ever, forever
verb neva · nevah · nevuh · neber · ne'er · nev'r
interjection neva · nevah · nevuh · neber · ne'er · nev'r
- A statement of defiance ‘Guess what, I've won the pools!’ ‘Never!’
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: not, nowhere, neither, impossible, only, still, nothing, invariably, forever, absolutely, ever, seldom, rarely, constantly, always, once
adverb
Similar: at latter Lammas, at no time, in the reign of Queen Dick, ne'er, never, never ever, not while pussy's a cat, on the second Tuesday of the week, sine die, when Hell freezes over, when pigs fly, when two Sundays come together, when two Sundays meet · Opposite: all the time, always, consistently, constantly, continually, continuously, ever, forever
Translations
Every language
adv at no time
| Español | nunca, jamás |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 절대로 jeoldaero, 결코 gyeolko |
| 日本語 | 決して kesshite, 何時でも itsudemo, 曾て katsute, 万々 manman, 万々 banban, 全く mattaku |
| 中文 | 從未 /从未 cóngwèi, 從來 /从来 cónglái, 不曾 bùcéng, 未曾 wèicéng, 從不 /从不 cóngbù |
| हिन्दी | कभी नहीं kabhī nahī̃ |
| Kiswahili | kamwe |
| Português | nunca, jamais |
| Français | jamais |
| Deutsch | nie, niemals, nimmer |
| Italiano | mai, giammai |
| Ελληνικά | ποτέ poté, ουδέποτε oudépote |
| Română | niciodată, nicicând |
| Русский | никогда́ nikogdá |
| Tiếng Việt | không bao giờ |
| العربية | أَبَدًا ʔabadan |
| עברית | אַף פַּעַם af pá'am, לעולם לא l'olám lo |
Talk about this word "never." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/never. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. never. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/never "never." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/never.Cite this
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title = {never},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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