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ne'er

ne'er

9.9
Not ever at any time
  • adverb
  • /nɛr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : nunca
  • She will ne'er forget the kindness shown to her.

Examples

  • He had ne'er seen such beauty before that night.

  • He has ne'er seen such a beautiful sight.

  • She ne'er returns home before midnight.

  • You will ne'er convince me to change my mind.

  • He had ne'er seen such beauty before that night.

  • She will ne'er forget the kindness shown to her.

  • You will ne'er convince me to change my mind.

Synonyms

never
vsne'er
∞ 1.0

At no time in the past or future, not ever

is an older contracted form used mainly in past or poetic speech
nevermore
vsne'er
  • Archaic
2 9.9

Not at any time in the future, used in old or poetic language

covers not at any time in general not only future or poetic sense
nimmer
vsne'er
  • Archaic
9.9

At no time

is a contracted older form rather than a regional or dialect variant

Antonyms

always
∞ 1.0

On every occasion without exception

ever
∞ 1.0

At any time, often in questions or negative sentences

Compounds

ne'er-do-well
  • Offensive
5 9.9

A person who is lazy, irresponsible, and does not try to succeed

Surface Forms

ne'er positive

Etymology

The word ne'er is an old short form of never, from the parts ne- and ever that mean 'not' and 'ever'. So ne'er simply means 'not ever' or 'at no time' and is now used in poetry or old-style speech.