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- See: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Never — Nev er (n[e^]v [ e]r), adv. [AS. n[=ae]fre; ne not, no + [=ae]fre ever.] 1. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future. Shak. [1913 Webster] Death still draws nearer, never seeming near. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. In no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Never so — Never Nev er (n[e^]v [ e]r), adv. [AS. n[=ae]fre; ne not, no + [=ae]fre ever.] 1. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future. Shak. [1913 Webster] Death still draws nearer, never seeming near. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Never — may refer to: Contents 1 Popular culture 2 Places 3 See also … Wikipedia
never — ► ADVERB 1) not ever. 2) not at all. 3) Brit. informal (expressing surprise) definitely or surely not. ● never a one Cf. ↑never a one ● the never never Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
never — As a negative adverb, never refers primarily to repeated or continuous non occurrence over a period of time: They never answer letters / It never rained at all last month. It should only be used informally to refer to one occasion, when a simple… … Modern English usage
Never — Never, Never Gonna Give You Up Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Never, Never Gonna Give You Up puede hacer referencia a: Never Gonna Give You Up, canción de Barry White. Never Gonna Give You Up, canción de Rick Astley. Obtenido de Never, Never Gonna … Wikipedia Español
never — (adv.) O.E. næfre never, compound of ne not, no (from PIE root *ne no, not; see UN (Cf. un) ) + æfre ever (see EVER (Cf. ever)). Early used as an emphatic form of not (as still in never mind). Old English, unlike its modern desc … Etymology dictionary
never a — No • • • Main Entry: ↑never … Useful english dictionary
never — index sine die Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
never — [adv] not at any time at no time, don’t hold your breath*, forget it, nevermore, not at all, not ever, not in any way, not in the least, not on your life*, not under any condition, no way*; concept 799 Ant. always, forever … New thesaurus
never — [nev′ər] adv. [ME nevere < OE næfre < ne, not (see NO1) + æfre, EVER] 1. not ever; at no time 2. not at all; by no chance; in no case; under no conditions … English World dictionary
