never

About 14.71 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.

2. adverb Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
3. adverb 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.

4. verb Did not; didn't.
5. interjection A statement of defiance

   ‘Guess what, I've won the pools!’ ‘Never!’

Similar words

not nowhere neither impossible only still nothing invariably forever absolutely

Often followed by

be been have had to seen heard before saw was