never
US /ˈnɛvɚ/
Definition
at no time in the past or future; not ever
Tested with subject-verb inversion (e.g., 'Never has the company...').
Examples
The manager has never missed a deadline in her ten years here.
Collocations
- Easy never give upto persist relentlessly without surrendering
- Medium never miss agreed delivery deadlinesto fulfill all promised shipment dates punctually
- Hard pledges that could never survive audit scrutinycommitments unable to withstand rigorous accounting inspection
- Very Hard it is now or never to aver bankruptcya critical final moment to act to prevent financial ruin
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