NEVER

[adverb] [not gradable] - not at any time or not on any occasionI've never been to Australia.He was never seen alive again."Do you know a guy called Anthony Edwards?" "Never heard of him."I've never heard anything like this before in my life.I'd never been so angry in all my life (= I was extremely angry).Let us never forget those who gave their lives for their country.I never forget a face."I hope you're not planning to borrow my car tonight." "The thought had never even crossed my mind."He's never quite forgiven me for what I said about his father.There will never be another Charlie Chaplin.Wars never (= not in any conditions) solve anything.I thought she'd never stop (= would not stop).He threatened to shoot, but I never thought (= did not think) he would go through with it."You told me you liked Julia." "I never said (= certainly did not say) that!"I never realised (= I didn't know that) you knew my brother.(UK) "He's never 61! (= It's difficult to believe he's 61!) He looks so young."(not standard) "You stole my drink!" "No, I never (= I didn't)."I'd never had so much money before.(formal) Never before had I had so much money.I never want to see you ever again.I never ever want to see you again.Ideally, you would have been eating a healthy diet even before you became pregnant, but it's never too late to start.Satellite technology offers the opportunity, as never before (= in a way that has not been possible until now), for continuous television coverage of major international events.Never fear! (= Don't worry!) Guy's here! I'll have that leak fixed in a few moments."I hope you're not planning to get drunk at the party." "Never fear! (= There's no chance of that happening.) I always feel terrible when I drink too much.""I'm afraid I've lost that wallet you gave me." "Well, never mind (= don't worry about it), I can easily buy you another one."Never mind (= Don't give any attention to) the price, just look at the quality.Midsummer House is one of the best restaurants in the country, never mind (= and not just one of the best in) Cambridge.He's going on holiday for the third time this year, never mind that (= despite the fact that) he has hardly any money left."Sophie's brother's been married seven times." "Well, I never (did)! (= I'm extremely surprised to discover that!)""He promised to pay me back last week, but he didn't." "Dear me, that will never do (= is completely unacceptable)!"Something that is never-ending never ends or seems as if it will never end.Writing a dictionary is never-ending.(UK informal) If you buy something on the never-never, you use a system of payment in which part of the cost is paid immediately and then small regular payments are made until the debt is reduced to nothing.I don't like buying things on the never-never because they charge you such a lot in interest.Never-never land is an imaginary place where everything is pleasant or perfect in a way that is impossible to achieve in reality.She seems to be completely out of touch with the real world and living in her own never-never land.(saying) 'Never the twain shall meet' means that two things or people are completely different or not suitable to be with each other or unable to agree.