In informal speech and writing, never can be used instead of not with the simple past tenses of certain verbs for emphasis (i never said that;
I never realized how clever he was), but this.
Never means at no time in the past or at no time in the future.
I have never lost the weight i put on in my teens.
Never had he been so free of worry.
That was a mistake.
We'll never do it again.
Not at any time or not on any occasion:
Used as a way of saying never with extra emphasis.
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Not at any time or not on any occasion:
Used as a way of saying never with extra emphasis.
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The meaning of never is not ever :
At no time.
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Define never.
Never synonyms, never pronunciation, never translation, english dictionary definition of never.
On no occasion;
At no time:
He had never been there before.
There are 20 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word never, four of which are labelled obsolete.
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At no time.
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Definition of never adverb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
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