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Never Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Never? [adv] not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!" [adv] not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Never: ne'er Related Terms \| Find terms related to Never: at no hand \| at no time \| au contraire \| by no means \| far from it \| God forbid \| in no case \| in no respect \| in no way \| in no wise \| never on earth \| nevermore \| no matter what \| nohow \| not \| not a bit \| not a jot \| not a speck \| not a whit \| not an iota \| not at all \| not ever \| not much \| not nearly \| noway \| noways \| nowhere near \| nowise \| on no account \| on no condition \| on no occasion \| quite the contrary \| to the contrary \| under no circumstances See Also \| Never In Webster's Dictionary \Nev"er\, adv. [AS. n?fre; ne not, no + ?fre ever.] 1. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future. --Shak. Death still draws nearer, never seeming near. --Pope. 2. In no degree; not in the least; not. Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in another man's head, and yet see never the worse. --South. And he answered him to never a word. --Matt. xxvii. 14. Note: Never is much used in composition with present participles to form adjectives, as in never-ceasing, never-dying, never-ending, never-fading, never-failing, etc., retaining its usual signification. {Never a deal}, not a bit. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Never so}, as never before; more than at any other time, or in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; -- now often expressed or replaced by {ever so}. Ask me never so much dower and gift. --Gen. xxxiv. 12. A fear of battery, . . . though never so well grounded, is no duress. --Blackstone.

Never Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Never?

[adv] not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"
[adv] not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Never: ne'er

See Also |

Never In Webster's Dictionary

\Nev"er\, adv. [AS. n?fre; ne not, no + ?fre ever.]
1. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past,
   present, or future. --Shak.

         Death still draws nearer, never seeming near.
                                               --Pope.

2. In no degree; not in the least; not.

         Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his
         eyes in another man's head, and yet see never the
         worse.                                --South.

         And he answered him to never a word.  --Matt. xxvii.
                                               14.

Note: Never is much used in composition with present
      participles to form adjectives, as in never-ceasing,
      never-dying, never-ending, never-fading, never-failing,
      etc., retaining its usual signification.

{Never a deal}, not a bit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

{Never so}, as never before; more than at any other time, or
   in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; --
   now often expressed or replaced by {ever so}.

         Ask me never so much dower and gift.  --Gen. xxxiv.
                                               12.

         A fear of battery, . . . though never so well
         grounded, is no duress.               --Blackstone.

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