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nev'r

nev'r is the contraction of never.

nev'r is the eye dialect spelling of never.

Meaning of never

Adverb

never (not comparable)

  1. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
    • I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.
  2. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
    • There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love.1601 November 30, Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I's Farewell Speech
  3. (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).
    • The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.

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Questions about nev'r

What is nev'r the contraction of?
Nev'r is the contraction of never.

Words near nev'r in the dictionary

  1. Neuwied
  2. Neuwirth
  3. Neuwirths
  4. Neuzil
  5. NEV
  6. nev'r
  7. Nev.
  8. neva
  9. Nevada
  10. Nevada bluegrass
  11. Nevada City

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nev'r (page history and authors); never (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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