word-vault/dist/data/cards/ne/never.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "never",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not at any time; not on any occasion",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You never help me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He'll never forget her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has never been abroad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had never seen so much snow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left the country, vowing never to return again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Would you vote for him?’ ‘Never.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I work for a company called Orion Technology.’ ‘Never heard of them.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Never in all my life** have I seen such a horrible thing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Never ever** tell anyone your password."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Never before** has English cuisine been so stylish."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to emphasize a negative statement instead of ‘not’",
            "labels": "(especially British English)(especially British English)(British English, slang)(old-fashioned or humorous)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I **never knew** *(= didn't know until now)* you had a twin sister."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I never realized just how easy it is."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Someone might find out, and that **would never do** *(= that is not acceptable)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **never so much as** smiled *(= did not smile even once)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most people have **never even** heard of Iggy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.’ ‘You never did!’ *(= ‘Surely you didn't!’)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘You took my bike.’ ‘No, I never.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Never fear** *(= Do not worry)*, everything will be all right."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that nothing is impossible",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Many thought the book could not become a movie, but with Hollywood never say never."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "on hire purchase (= by making payments over a long period)",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to buy a new car on the never-never"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to express surprise or disapproval",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Well, I never! Fancy getting married and not telling us!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnevə(r)/",
                "audio": "ne/never/never__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnevər/",
                "audio": "ne/never/never__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English nǣfre, from ne ‘not’ + ǣfre ‘ever’."
}