never
not ever; at no time in the past or future
How often you will meet it
Rank 86 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 278,700 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.132% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- not ever; at no time in the past or future also: ne'er I have never been to ChinaI shall never forget this day
- not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances never fearbringing up children is never easy
never in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Never was seen the like in Bethlehem.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Your mysterious young friend, whose name you have never told me, but whose picture really fascinates me, never thinks.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The curiously gentle smile had never left the bearded lips, but in his voice a slight proud change was perceptible.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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All this, being town's talk, Christian already knew; more she had never inquired, not even when she was engaged to him.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1