Meaning of never | Babel Free
ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)Definitions
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At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. not-comparable
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Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously. not-comparable
- never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
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Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely). colloquial, not-comparable
- not ever; at no time. I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry. nooit, nimmer ابداً никога nunca nikdy nie aldrig ποτέnunca mitte kunagi هرگز ei ikinä jamaisלעולם, מעולם [कभी नहीं nikada, nijednom soha(sem) tidak pernah aldrei mai 決して~しない 지금까지 한 번도 …않다 niekada, nė karto nekad belum pernah nooitaldrinigdy هيڅ وخت نه nunca niciodată никогда nikdy nikoli nikada aldrig ไม่เป็นอันขาด asla, hiçbir zaman, dünyada 永不,從未 ніколи کبھي نہيں không bao giờ 永不,从未
- never again. nooit weer ابداً ثانِيَةً повече никога nunca mais už nikdy nie wieder aldrig mere ποτέ πια nunca más mitte kunagi enam هرگز ديگر ei enää ikinä jamais plus לא עוֹד अब से नहीं nikad više soha többé tidak lagi aldrei framar mai più 二度と~しない 두 번 다시 …하지 않는다 niekada daugiau nekad vairs tidak lagi nooit weer aldri mernigdy więcej بيا هيڅ وخت نه nunca mais niciodată никогда больше už nikdy nikdar več nikada više aldrig mer ไม่อีกแล้ว bir daha asla 絕不再 ніколи більше ہرگز نہيں không bao gi...
- in spite of that. I am feeling ill, but I shall come with you nevertheless. nogtans, desnieteenstaande مَع ذلِك все пак apesar disso nicméně trotzdem alligevel παρά ταύτα, ωστόσοsin embargo, no obstante, aún así sellest hoolimata با اينحال silti malgré toutאף על פי כן तथापि ipak,usprkos tome mindazonáltal walaupun demikian engu að síður ciononostante にもかかわらず 그럼에도 불구하고 vis dėlto, vis tiek tomēr; taču walau bagaimanapun nietteminlikevel, ikke desto mindreniemniej jednak په هر حال apesar disso t...
- adv. nunca, jamás;___ fear → pierda cuidado;
- Not ever; on no occasion; at no time: He had never been there before. You never can be sure.
- Not at all; in no way; absolutely not: Never fear. That will never do.
- Don't bother: I was hoping for some help, but never mind, I'll do it alone.
- Not to mention; and certainly not: I can't tread water, never mind swim.
- at no time; not ever
Equivalents
Examples
“I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.”
“We were at the same college, but happened never to meet.”
“I'll never not like you.”
“Why should I love this Gentleman? Tis odds / He never will affect me;”
“In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.”
“"I never thought you were so fond of Mr. Phillips that you'd require two handkerchiefs to dry your tears just because he was going away," said Marilla.”
“Never speak of the symptoms of your patient in his presence, unless questioned by the doctor, whose orders you are always to obey implicitly.”
“"You don't believe the Soviet Union is going to reduce its defense budget, do you?" Boggs asked. Premier Chou didn't wait for the translator to finish. "Never, never, never," he replied in perfect English.”
“There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love.”
“"He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!--so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!"”
“1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XIII: The Delights of Anticipation, I never saw such an infatuated man.”
“The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.”
“You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!”
“"You're never going to break in?" "This instant, if you'll, help me; in five or ten minutes, if you won't."”
“Well I looked at Jay and I said "hey, did you hear what I just heard?" He nodded his head and his face turned red and he never said a word”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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