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π
never
adverb
at
no
time
;
not
on
any
occasion
β’
I
have
never
ridden
a
horse
before
.
I
have
never
ridden
a
horse
before
.
β’
He
never
forgets
his
mother's
birthday
.
He
never
forgets
his
mother's
birthday
.
Old
English
nΗ£fre
,
from
ne
(β
not
β)
+
Γ¦fre
(β
ever
β);
literally
β
not
ever
β.
interjection
used
to
express
strong
refusal
,
disbelief
,
or
emphatic
denial
β’
β
Never
!β
she
shouted
when
asked
to
betray
her
friend
.
β
Never
!β
she
shouted
when
asked
to
betray
her
friend
.
β’
When
the
reporter
suggested
he
might
quit
,
the
coach
replied
, β
Never
!β
When
the
reporter
suggested
he
might
quit
,
the
coach
replied
, β
Never
!β
Same
origin
as
the
adverb
sense
,
later
used
alone
as
an
exclamation
of
refusal
or
surprise
.
nevertheless
adverb
despite
what
has
just
been
said
or
done
;
in
spite
of
that
β’
It
was
pouring
with
rain
,
but
nevertheless
the
soccer
match
continued
.
It
was
pouring
with
rain
,
but
nevertheless
the
soccer
match
continued
.
β’
The
cake
burned
in
the
oven
;
nevertheless
,
everyone
laughed
and
enjoyed
the
birthday
party
.
The
cake
burned
in
the
oven
;
nevertheless
,
everyone
laughed
and
enjoyed
the
birthday
party
.
formed
from
nevertheless
(
never
+
the
+
less
)
in
Middle
English
,
meaning
β
not
at
all
the
less
.β
whenever
conjunction
every
time
that
something
happens
or
at
any
time
that
something
might
happen
β’
Whenever
the
baby
cries
,
her
father
picks
her
up
.
Whenever
the
baby
cries
,
her
father
picks
her
up
.
β’
Take
a
break
whenever
you
feel
tired
.
Take
a
break
whenever
you
feel
tired
.
adverb
at
whatever
time
;
at
an
unspecified
time
,
especially
in
questions
or
when
no
particular
time
is
important
β’
Call
me
whenever
;
I'm
usually
at
home
in
the
evenings
.
Call
me
whenever
;
I'm
usually
at
home
in
the
evenings
.
β’
We
can
start
the
meeting
whenever
suits
you
best
.
We
can
start
the
meeting
whenever
suits
you
best
.
conjunction
(
informal
,
US
)
at
the
specific
time
that
;
when
(
used
for
a
single
past
event
)
β’
I
was
driving
to
work
whenever
I
saw
the
accident
.
I
was
driving
to
work
whenever
I
saw
the
accident
.
β’
He
called
me
whenever
he
got
home
last
night
.
He
called
me
whenever
he
got
home
last
night
.
