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NEVER
never, ne'er
(adverb) 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!”
never
(adverb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
never (not comparable)
At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
(colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).
Antonyms
• all the time
• always
• consistently
• constantly
• continually
• continuously
• ever
Anagrams
• Verne, erven, nerve
Source: Wiktionary
Nev"er, adv. Etym: [AS. n; ne not, no + 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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