nev·er 
/ˈnɛvɚ/ adverb
/ˈnɛvɚ/ adverb 1 : not ever : not at any time
▪ I will never shop at that store again. ▪ I have never seen that happen before. ▪ That man has never heard of you. ▪ We will never forget what we saw. ▪ You never know what you'll find at a flea market. ▪ I never meant to hurt you. ▪ She never really said that. ▪ There is never enough time to finish our work. ▪ Never in my whole life have I been so offended! ▪ A resume without a cover letter will never do. [=will never be considered acceptable] ▪ Never again will I buy a car from that dealer. = I will never again buy a car from that dealer. ▪ I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal. — opposite always 2 chiefly Brit a — used to express surprise, doubt, or disbelief ▪ “He's won the lottery.” “Never!” ▪ “They're getting married.” “Well, I never! [=I am very surprised or shocked to hear that they're getting married]”
b — used to say that you did not do something ▪ “You stole my CD.” “Me? Never.”
▪ I will never shop at that store again. ▪ I have never seen that happen before. ▪ That man has never heard of you. ▪ We will never forget what we saw. ▪ You never know what you'll find at a flea market. ▪ I never meant to hurt you. ▪ She never really said that. ▪ There is never enough time to finish our work. ▪ Never in my whole life have I been so offended! ▪ A resume without a cover letter will never do. [=will never be considered acceptable] ▪ Never again will I buy a car from that dealer. = I will never again buy a car from that dealer. ▪ I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal. — opposite always
b — used to say that you did not do something ▪ “You stole my CD.” “Me? Never.”
never ever — see ever
never fear
— used to tell someone not to worry or be afraid ▪ Never fear, I think I have a solution.
never mind, never you mind — see 2mind
never say die — see 1die
never say never
— used to say that you should not say that you will never do something because you might change your mind later ▪ “Would you ever go there again?” “Well, (I'll) never say never, but I'm certainly not planning to go there anytime soon!”
never so much as
— used to say that someone did not do something that was expected or should have been done ▪ She never so much as thanked me [=she did not even thank me] for my help.
never the wiser — see 1wise
