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The Britannica Dictionary never 28 ENTRIES FOUND:

• never (adverb)
• never–ending (adjective)
• never–never land (noun)
• boil (verb)
• cease (verb)
• die (verb)
• dream (verb)
• end (noun)
• ever (adverb)
• hear (verb)
• know (verb)
• lightning (noun)
• million (noun)
• mind (verb)
• miss (verb)
• much (adjective)
• pot (noun)
• pour (verb)
• rain (verb)
• say (verb)
• so (adverb)
• strike (verb)
• thousand (noun)
• trick (noun)
• twain (noun)
• watch (verb)
• wonder (noun)
• year (noun)

never /ˈnɛvɚ/ adverb never /ˈnɛvɚ/ adverb Britannica Dictionary definition of NEVER 1 : not ever : not at any time

• I will never shop at that store again.
• I have never seen that happen before.
• That man has never heard of you.
• We will never forget what we saw.
• You never know what you'll find at a flea market.
• I never meant to hurt you.
• She never really said that.
• There is never enough time to finish our work.
• Never in my whole life have I been so offended!
• A resume without a cover letter will never do. [=will never be considered acceptable]
• Never again will I buy a car from that dealer. = I will never again buy a car from that dealer.
• I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples — opposite always 2 chiefly British a — used to express surprise, doubt, or disbelief

• “He's won the lottery.” “Never!”
• “They're getting married.” “Well, I never! [=I am very surprised or shocked to hear that they're getting married]”

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples b — used to say that you did not do something

• “You stole my CD.” “Me? Never.”

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never ever

— see ever

never fear

— used to tell someone not to worry or be afraid

• Never fear, I think I have a solution.

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never mind, never you mind

— see 2mind

never say die

— see 1die

never say never

— used to say that you should not say that you will never do something because you might change your mind later

• “Would you ever go there again?” “Well, (I'll) never say never, but I'm certainly not planning to go there anytime soon!”

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never so much as

— used to say that someone did not do something that was expected or should have been done

• She never so much as thanked me [=she did not even thank me] for my help.

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never the wiser

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