never

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This word consists of 5 letters and is spelled as "N-E-V-E-R". It has 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

How do you spell never

Typo fix for "never"

never

adverb

How to pronunciation never: ˈne-vər

What does Never Mean?

What does never meaning in English

1. At no time.
   
2. It is used in a form of speech handed down by the best writers, but lately accused, I think, with justice, of solecism; he is mistaken though never so wise. It is now maintained, that propriety requires it to be expressed thus, he is mistaken though ever so wise; that is, he is mistaken how wise soever he be. The common mode can only be defended by supplying a very harsh and unprecedented ellipsis; he is mistaken though so wise, as never was any: such however is the common use of the word among the best authors. By its own force destroy’d, fruition ceas’d, And always weary’d, I was never pleas’d. Prior. Never any thing was so unbred as that odious man. Congreve’s Way of the World. Be it never so true which we teach the world to believe, yet if once their affections begin to be alienated, a small thing persuadeth them to change their opinions. Hooker. Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say. Gen. xxxiv. 1
   
3. In a living creature, though never so great, the sense and the affects of any one part of the body, instantly make a transcursion throughout the whole body. Bacon’s Nat. Hist. They destroyed all, were it never so pleasant, within a mile of the town. Knolles’s Hist. of the Turks. He that shuts his eyes against a small light, would not be brought to see that which he had no mind to see, let it be placed in never so clear a light, and never so near him. Atterbury’s Sermons. That prince whom you espouse, although never so vigorously, is the principal in war, you but a second. Swift.
   
4. In no degree. Whosoever has a faithful friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in another man’s head, and yet see never the worse. South’s Sermons.

Other definitions for never

The definition of 'never' is: not ever : at no time

How to spell never

Want to know how to spell never, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "never consists of 2 syllables and is spelled "ˈne-vər".

Synonyms for never:

There are synonyms for never'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of never:

ne'er

Some words similar to "never"

• severities
• misbeliever
• everything
• everard's
• ever.'
• reverberated
• feverel
• everlastingness
• feverous
• leveret

Idioms with the word never

• Better late than never

The word "never" in works of art

But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.

Junot Diaz / The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Surface, oh, we never saw a braver fellow! He so good-natured, and so honest! Yes; his is a character in the very pink of integrity and social benevolence!

The School for Scandal / Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Who honors those we love with the very life we live? Who sends monsters to kill us, and at the same time, things that will never die to comfort us? Who teaches us what's real and how to laugh at lies? Who decides why we live and what we'll die to defend? Who chains us? And who holds the key that can set us free? It's you.

The Oresteia / Aeschylus

I have never taken the high road, but I tell other people to 'cause then there's more room for me on the low road.

Parks and Recreation / Greg Daniels and Michael Schur

It is not down in any map; true places never are.

Moby-Dick / Herman Melville

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.

To Kill a Mockingbird / Harper Lee

The belly is an ungrateful wretch, it never remembers past favors, it always wants more tomorrow.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich / Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.

To Kill a Mockingbird / Harper Lee

What is never in other languages

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How many points in scrabble for never

How many points is the word "never" in Scrabble? Is "never" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.

The total scrabble score for the word never is 8

Where do the origins of disease names come from?

Throughout history, disease names have often been influenced by the individual who first described or identified the illness. For instance, Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder characterized by tremors and movement difficulties, is named after James Parkinson, an English physician who first described its symptoms in 1817. Similarly, other diseases like Alzheimer's disease, named after Alois Alzheimer, the German psychiatrist who identified its pathological features, and Hodgkin's lymphoma, named after Thomas Hodgkin, an English physician who described the condition, bear the names of their pioneering observers.