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Word never
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈnevə(r) / NAmE / ˈnevər /
Example
  • you never help me.
  • he has never been abroad.
  • ‘would you vote for him?’ ‘never.’
  • ‘i work for a company called orion technology.’ ‘never heard of them.’
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never

(adverb)BrE / ˈnevə(r) / NAmE / ˈnevər /
  1. not at any time; not on any occasion
    • You never help me.
    • He has never been abroad.
    • ‘Would you vote for him?’ ‘Never.’
    • ‘I work for a company called Orion Technology.’ ‘Never heard of them.’
    • Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing.
    • Never ever tell anyone your password.
  2. used to emphasize a negative statement instead of ‘not’
    • I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister.
    • I never realized just how easy it is.
    • Someone might find out, and that would never do (= that is not acceptable).
    • He never so much as smiled (= did not smile even once).
    • ‘I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.’ ‘You never did!’ (= ‘Surely you didn't!’)
    • ‘You took my bike.’ ‘No, I never.’
    • Never fear (= Do not worry), everything will be all right.
  3. on hire purchase (= by making payments over a long period)
    • to buy a new car on the never-never
  4. used to express surprise or disapproval
    • Well, I never! Fancy getting married and not telling us!

    Word Origin

    • Old English nǣfre, from ne ‘not’ + ǣfre ‘ever’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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