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- 1 At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. not-comparable
"I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again."
- 2 Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously. not-comparable
"There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love."
- 3 Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely). colloquial, not-comparable
"The police say I stole the car, but I never did it."
- 1 not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; not ever; at no time in the past or future wordnet
- 1 A statement of defiance
"‘Guess what, I've won the pools!’ ‘Never!’"
- 1 Did not; didn't. Manglish, Singlish, auxiliary
"I told him to go to Woodlands to buy durian for me. He came back and said no durian. But he some more said-ah, he got see people selling durian in Bukit Timah. I ask him-ah. Why you never buy from Bukit Timah."
Etymology
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever.
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