never

1. 1

   At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.not-comparable

   • I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.
   • We were at the same college, but happened never to meet.
2. 2

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

   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XIII: The Delights of Anticipation, I never saw such an infatuated man.
3. 3

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

   • The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.
   • You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!

syn. at latter Lammas · at no time · in the reign of Queen Dick · ne'er · never · never ever · not while pussy's a cat · on the second Tuesday of the week · sine die · when Hell freezes over · when pigs fly · when two Sundays come together

ant. all the time · always · consistently · constantly · continually · continuously · ever · forever

1. 1

   Did not; didn't.ManglishSinglishauxiliary

   • I told him to go to Woodlands to buy durian for me. He came back and said no durian. But he some more said-ah, he got see people selling durian in Bukit Timah. I ask him-ah. Why you never buy from Bukit Timah.
   • That's what he said. But I never see anything. Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding.

1. 1

   A statement of defiance

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