NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET

Meaning of NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET in English

( saying ) used to say that two things are so different that they cannot exist together

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TWAIN — biographical name Mark
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHALL — verb (past should; present singular & plural ~) Etymology: Middle English shal (1st & 3d singular present indicative), from Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWAIN — I. ˈtwān adjective Etymology: Middle English tweyen, twein, twain, adjective & pron., from Old English twēgen, nominative & accusative masculine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEET — I. ˈmēt, usu -ēd.+V verb ( met ˈmet, usu -ed.+V ; met ; meeting ; meets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHALL — _shəl, (|)shal verb ( past should _shəd, (|)shu̇d ; or archaic second singular shouldst _shə]dzt, (|)shu̇], ]dst, ]tst ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEVER — ˈnevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English never, nevere, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not, no + ǣfre ever — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWAIN — (a. & n.) Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque.
Английский словарь Webster
SHALL — (v. i. & auxiliary.) As an auxiliary, shall indicates a duty or necessity whose obligation is derived from the person …
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SHALL — (v. i. & auxiliary.) To be obliged; must.
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TWAIN — ( a. & n. ) Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHALL — ( v. i. & auxiliary. ) As an auxiliary, shall indicates a duty or necessity whose obligation is derived from …
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TWAIN — /twayn/ , n. Mark , pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWAIN — /twayn/ , adj. , n. two. [ bef. 900; ME twayn orig., nom. and acc. masc., OE twegen (cf. TWO); …
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SHALL — /shal/ ; unstressed /sheuhl/ , auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. shall , 2nd shall or ( Archaic ) shalt …
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NEVER — /nev"euhr/ , adv. 1. not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me. 2. not at all; …
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MEET — meet 1 — meeter , n. /meet/ , v. , met, meeting , n. v.t. 1. to come upon; come …
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TWAIN — n. family name; Mark Twain, pen name of Samuel Clemens (1835-1910, American author, author of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
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TWAIN — I. ˈtwān adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English twēgen — more at two Date: before 12th century archaic : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEET — I. ˈmēt verb ( met ˈmet ; meet·ing ) Etymology: Middle English meten, from Old English mētan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWAIN — Mark — see Clemens
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHALL — verb ( past should shəd, ˈshu̇d ; present singular & plural shall ) Etymology: Middle English shal (1st & 3d …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not + ǣfre ever — more at no Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHALL — (·vi & ·v·aux) to be obliged; must. 2. shall (·vi & ·v·aux) to owe; to be under obligation for. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MEET — adv meetly. 2. meet ·adj suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. 3. meet ·vt to come together with hostile purpose; …
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TWAIN — [twain] adj [ME, fr. OE twegen--more at two] (bef. 12c) archaic: two [2]twain pron (bef. 12c): two; esp: two fathoms …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHALL — [shall] vb, past should pres sing & pl shall [ME shal (1st & 3d sing. pres. indic.), fr. OE sceal; …
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MEET — [meet] vb met ; meet.ing [ME meten, fr. OE metan; akin to OE gemot assembly--more at moot] vt (bef. 12c) …
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TWAIN — twain, Twain BrE AmE tweɪn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHALL — shall strong form BrE AmE ʃæl , weak form ʃ ə l —There are also weak forms ʃə, ʃ , …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWAIN — / tweɪn; NAmE / number ( old use ) two • IDIOMS - never the twain shall meet •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHALL — / ʃəl; NAmE ; strong form ʃæl/ modal verb ( negative shall not short form shan't / ʃɑːnt; NAmE ʃænt/ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — / ˈnevə(r); NAmE / adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. not at any time; not on any occasion : You …
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MEET — / miːt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( met , met / met; NAmE /) BY CHANCE 1. …
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TWAIN — I. Twain, Mark BrE AmE (1835–1910) a US writer best known for his novels The Adventures of Tom ↑ Sawyer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWAIN — twain /tweɪn/ BrE AmE number old use [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twegen ] 1 . two 2 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHALL — shall S1 W1 /ʃ ə l; strong ʃæl/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form shan’t ) [ Language: …
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NEVER — nev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈnevə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: næfre , from …
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MEET — I. meet 1 S1 W1 /miːt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle met /met/) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWAIN — adj. & n. archaic two (usu. in twain). [OE twegen, masc. form of twa TWO]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHALL — v.aux. (3rd sing. present shall; archaic 2nd sing. present shalt as below; past should) (foll. by infin. without to, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEET — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. met) 1 a tr. encounter (a person or persons) by accident or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWAIN — adj. & n. archaic two (usu. in twain). [ OE twegen, masc. form of twa TWO ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHALL — v.aux. (3rd sing. present shall; archaic 2nd sing. present shalt as below; past should) (foll. by infin. without to, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEET — v. & n. v. (past and past part. met) 1 a tr. encounter (a person or persons) by accident or …
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TWAIN — adj. & n. archaic two (usu. in twain). Etymology: OE twegen, masc. form of twa TWO
Oxford English vocab
SHALL — v.aux. (3rd sing. present shall; archaic 2nd sing. present shalt as below; past should) (foll. by infin. without to, or …
Oxford English vocab
NEVER — adv.1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). b …
Oxford English vocab
MEET — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. met) 1. a tr. encounter (a person or persons) by accident …
Oxford English vocab
SHALL — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Shall' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEET — ( meets, meeting, met) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHALL — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Shall' is a modal verb. It …
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NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TWAIN — number EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Generally, the streetwise dealers work in a separate camp from the more educated types, and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHALL — modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES how shall I/we put it? (= used before saying something in an indirect or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He’ll never buy that ▪ ‘Let’s just say it was an accident.’ ‘ He’ll never …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEET
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHALL — (CERTAINLY WILL) [auxiliary verb] [+ infinitive without to] he/she/it shall, [past simple] should - used to say that something certainly …
Cambridge English vocab
NEVER — [adverb] [not gradable] - not at any time or not on any occasionI've never been to Australia.He was never seen …
Cambridge English vocab
MEET — Synonyms and related words : Highland games, Olympiad, Olympic games, Olympics, abide by, abut, accepted, accommodate, accommodate with, accommodated, accord, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEVER — See: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE.
Slang English vocab
NEVER — adv. Function: adverb not at any time FF1C; they had never seen him before FF1E; Synonyms: ne'er Idioms: never in …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

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