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It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.
Judy Blume

Meaning of "never" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEVER

Old English nǣfre, from ne not + æfreever.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NEVER

never  [ˈnɛvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Never can act as an adverb and an exclamation.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES NEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of never in the English dictionary

The first definition of never in the dictionary is at no time; not ever. Other definition of never is certainly not; by no means; in no case. Never is also Also: well I never!. surely not!.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEVER


clever
ˈklɛvə
endeavour
ɪnˈdɛvə
ever
ˈɛvə
forever
fɔːˈrɛvə
however
haʊˈɛvə
howsoever
ˌhaʊsəʊˈɛvə
leva
ˈlɛvə
sever
ˈsɛvə
Trevor
ˈtrɛvə
whatever
wɒtˈɛvə
whatsoever
ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə
whenever
wɛnˈɛvə
wheresoever
ˌwɛəsəʊˈɛvə
wherever
wɛərˈɛvə
whichever
wɪtʃˈɛvə
whithersoever
ˌwɪðəsəʊˈɛvə
whoever
huːˈɛvə
whomever
huːmˈɛvə
whomsoever
ˌhuːmsəʊˈɛvə
whosoever
ˌhuːsəʊˈɛvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEVER

neve
nevel
never a one
never look back
never say die
never-ending
never-failing
never-never
never-never land
never-outs
never-to-be-forgotten
nevermind
nevermore
Nevers
nevertheless
nevi
Nevis
nevoid
Nevski
nevus

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEVER

achiever
believer
bever
cabin fever
cantilever
curly-coated retriever
east coast fever
fever
first ever
for ever
golden retriever
Labrador retriever
lever
live-forever
never-never
Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
reliever
retriever
spotted fever
yellow fever

Synonyms and antonyms of never in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NEVER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «never» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of never

Translation of «never» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEVER

Find out the translation of never to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of never from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «never» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

决不
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nunca
570 millions of speakers

English

never
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कभी नहीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبداً
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

никогда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nunca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jamais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak pernah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

・・・したことがない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

결코 ...않다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora tau
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không bao giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருபோதும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कधीही नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mai
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nigdy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ніколи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

niciodată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποτέ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nooit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aldrig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aldri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of never

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEVER»

The term «never» is very widely used and occupies the 902 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «never» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «never» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about never

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «NEVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word never.
1
Mathieu Amalric
Being an actor only came about because Arnaud Desplechin, the guy who did 'Kings and Queen', had this curious idea to think that I could be an actor, but I had never acted before, and I was supposed to direct my own film!
2
Mahesh Babu
When I work on a movie, I never aim for records, collections or the number one position. I always concentrate on my work and look for ways to improve my acting abilities. I also advise my co-stars not to concentrate on these pretty issues and just focus on acting.
3
Justine Bateman
I've never liked spending a lot of time on beauty stuff. I have two eye pencils that I use, and that's it.
4
Steven Blum
'Toonami' was a tremendous vehicle, delivering the art of Japanese animation to a massive audience that may have otherwise never experienced it. I feel an immense debt of gratitude to everyone involved with the show and to every fan who supported it.
5
Judy Blume
It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.
6
Erma Bombeck
Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.
7
Cameron van der Burgh
Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.
8
Kurt Cobain
I never wanted to sing. I just wanted to play rhythm guitar - hide in the back and just play.
9
Noah Feldman
Iraqi national identity under Saddam Hussein never truly incorporated Shiites or Kurds. Sunnis, who identified most closely with the Iraqi nation, remain in some ways disenfranchised relative to the other groups, or at least they perceive themselves that way.
10
Lou Ferrigno
I loved doing the 'King of Queens', I have never had so much fun doing a show. People got to see a different side of me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEVER»

Discover the use of never in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to never and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Feelings Buried Alive Never Die:
FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE combines a supportive, common-sense, results-oriented approach to a problem that is widespread and that can stop people from living fully.
Prepress Staff, 2014
2
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MODERN
A summation of the work of one of the most influential and provocative interpreters of science, it aims at saving what is good and valuable in modernity and replacing the rest with a broader, fairer, and finer sense of possibility.
Bruno Latour, 2012
3
Winners Never Cheat: Everyday Values We Learned as Children ...
This is no mere exhortation: it's a practical business book about how to listen to your moral compass, even as others ignore theirs.
Jon Huntsman, 2005
4
Never Leave Well Enough Alone
One of hte nation's leading industrial designers discusses his own life and accomplishments, from creating the Studebaker to designing the packaging for Lucky Strikes. (Fine Arts)
Raymond Loewy, 2002
5
We Never Went to the Moon: America's Thirty Billion Dollar ...
Contents: Foreword; Introduction; How this book came to be written; Elements of Rocket Propulsion; U.S. Government Experience in Secret Operations; the Search for Apollo Secrets; the Apollo Project as Political Expediency; Steps to ...
Bill Kaysing, Randy Reid, 1997
6
Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of ...
Is great teaching a gift that only a few of us are born with, or is it a skill that can be learned?
Robyn Renee Jackson, 2009
7
A Shark Never Sleeps: Wheeling and Dealing with the NFL's ...
The author recounts how he became one of professional football's most successful agents, and describes his negotiating tactics
Drew Rosenhaus, 1998
8
Zane's Love Is Never Painless: Three Novellas
Love Is Never Painless Truer words have never been spoken. This heart-wrenching collection of novellas brings that statement to life in three unique ways, penned by three of the generation's most prolific authors.
Zane, Eileen M. Johnson, V. Anthony Rivers, 2006
9
You Never Know With Women
Veda Rux, a beautiful blonde, known professionally as a stripper, steals a priceless Cellini dagger from the safe in millionaire Lindsay Brett's home.
James Hadley Chase, 2009
10
Never Love a Stranger
First published in 1948, the novel began Robbins' prolific career after someone made him a $100 bet that he couldn't write a bestseller. Twenty-six pot-boiling novels later, he proved the power of his words.
Harold Robbins, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term never is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oklahoma family found dead: 'We've just never seen anything like this'
Residents of the Tulsa bedroom community of Broken Arrow, Okla., were reeling Thursday following the overnight slaughter of five family ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
'Pixels' never comes into focus as a real picture
Some movies are so interminable that it seems they might never end, while others are assembled with such indifference that you are essentially ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
6 Wrestlers Who Never Recovered After Feuding with John Cena
By Matt FowlerWith WWE's Battleground now over and its dust finally settling, it appears that John Cena's multi-PPV feud with Kevin Owens has ... «IGN, Jul 15»
4
Never-before-seen pictures of the last uncontacted Amazon tribe
Never-before-seen photos have emerged of one of the last the last uncontacted Amazon tribes who the Peru government is trying to approach ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Bill Clinton says Hillary once told him she'd never run for office
Hillary Clinton is joined onstage by Bill Clinton at her 2016 campaign kickoff rally in New York. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters). When Bill Clinton ... «Yahoo Politics, Jul 15»
6
5 relationship warning signs couples should never ignore
To get to the bottom of it all, TODAY talked to three relationship experts who shared five warning signs couples should never ignore. 1. «Today.com, Jul 15»
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Never-before-seen photos: Nirvana's first concert
A teenager from Woodland, Washington showed off some never-before-seen photos of Nirvana's first concert in 1987. Maggie Poukkula was ... «kgw.com, Jul 15»
8
Talking Headways Podcast: The Freeway That Never Was
This week we're talking with Brendan Wittstruck about St. Louis's never built freeway, I-755, which he recently wrote about at Streetsblog ... «Streetsblog San Francisco, Jul 15»
9
Why 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' May Never Be Backward Compatible …
Microsoft Microsoft has been keeping track of which Xbox 360-era games players want to see on the Xbox One through backward compatibility, ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
10
The New Heroes of the Storm Character Never Really Dies
The undead skeleton king Leoric in Blizzard's new MOBA Heroes of the Storm last night as a playable warrior character. Living up to his ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»

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