Adverb
-
not at all
certainly not
not in any circumstances
"never fear"
"bringing up children is never easy"
"that will never do"
"what is morally wrong can never be politically right"
-
not ever
at no time in the past or future
"I have never been to China"
"I shall never forget this day"
"had never seen a circus"
"never on Sunday"
"I will never marry you!"
- ne'er