never
/ˈnɛv.ɚ/ adverb A1- At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. · I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.· We were at the same college, but happened never to meet.
- Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously. · 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XIII: The Delights of Anticipation, I never saw such an infatuated man.
- Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely). · The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.· You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!
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Some people call him proud; but I am sure I never saw anything of it.
Elizabeth thought this was going pretty far; and she listened with increasing astonishment as the housekeeper added, “I have never had a cross word from him in my life, and I have known him ever since he was four years old.”
She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
Uncle Henry never laughed.
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