never

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb not ever; at no time in the past or future
  2. adverb not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances

Etymology

From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ne'er

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