01 adv. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.
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Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.“Death still draws nearer, never seeming near.” — Pope.
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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.“Ask me never so much dower and gift.” — Gen. xxxiv. 12.
Phrases & compounds
Never a deal —
not a bit.
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.