Definitions for Never
ˈnɛv ərNev·er

Princeton's WordNet(3.87 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. never, ne'eradverb

   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!"

2. neveradverb

   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"

Wiktionary(3.29 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. neveradverb

   At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

   Etymology: næfre

2. neveradverb

   Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.

   Etymology: næfre

3. neveradverb

   Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

   Etymology: næfre

Webster Dictionary(4.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Neveradverb

   not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future

   Etymology: [AS. nfre; ne not, no + fre ever.]

2. Neveradverb

   in no degree; not in the least; not

   Etymology: [AS. nfre; ne not, no + fre ever.]

Freebase(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Never

   "Never" is a song recorded by rock band Heart. It was released as the second single from the band's self-titled 1985 album Heart. The song is an aggressive rock number with an uplifting lyric to a person who has been discouraged by love. Like their previous single "What About Love", the music video for "Never" was placed in heavy rotation on MTV. "Never" became Heart's biggest U.S. hit at the time, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It marked the first time that Heart earned two consecutive top-ten hits, and also the first time a Heart album generated two top-ten singles. The songs harmonic chorus highlights not only Ann Wilson's powerhouse vocal talent but also the vocal stamina of sister Nancy, who maintains a soprano harmony throughout the course of the song. This track was covered by Mandisa during the fifth season of American Idol."Never" appeared as a selectable song on an episode of Don't Forget the Lyrics and performed by En Vogue.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Never

   nev′ėr, adv. not ever: at no time: in no degree: not.—adv. Nev′ermore, at no future time.—conj. Nevertheless′, notwithstanding: in spite of that (earlier Natheless).—adv. Neverthemore′ (Spens.), none the more. [A.S. nǽfre—ne, not, ǽfre, ever.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Never' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #150

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Never' in Written Corpus Frequency: #175

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Never' in Adverbs Frequency: #28

Anagrams for Never »

1. nerve

How to pronounce Never?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Never in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Never in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Never in a Sentence

1. Marie Curie:

   One never notices what has been done one can only see what remains to be done.

2. Michael Vidler:

   They decided not to arrest Joshua but simply charge him today. He's actually not on police bail, they've just invited him to attend court on Sept. 2, i must say, in the 20-odd years I've been in Hong Kong, I've never had a situation like this.

3. Anuj Somany:

   It can easily be seen through experiences that the more a person loves a car or bike, the less s/he has care towards the people. So never go by such people's good words but by their deeds only.

4. John McGuirk:

   I think telling voters to vote a particular way because God wants them to was never likely to be a winner for either campaign on either side.

5. Leonardo Diaz:

   A lot of tourists have stayed in the park. That had never been seen before.

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