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Meanings of never in English

Portuguese
nunca

Not ever; at no time in the past or future.

      nunca
      Usage of never in English
      1
      However, media attention is never sustained long enough to ask such questions.
      The Irish Times
      2
      Of course; he'd probably never seen a city in this state before.
      Anvil Gate
      3
      The question of cost is never far away from the food debate.
      The Irish Times
      4
      Neale said he had never seen tiles used to such great effect.
      News.com.au
      5
      Therefore government borrowing would never be needed to balance inadequate private demand.
      Reuters
      6
      Dry in the shade; never in the sun or in artificial heat.
      Military Instructors Manual
      7
      Norris's new version, however, never lets us forget the parallels with today.
      The Guardian
      8
      The hand of political interference was never far from the problems either.
      Radio NZ
      9
      It never feels dangerous, and U-Neck meets EU health and safety regulations.
      The Guardian
      10
      He said he was never given a chance to fix the problem.
      Radio NZ
      11
      And he said we're never going to go to war in Europe.
      Tears of a clown: glenn beck and the tea bagging of america
      12
      However Mr Steele never said publicly how he would handle the case.
      BBC
      13
      Violence in the house can never be condoned in a Parliamentary democracy.
      The South African
      14
      To answer the last part of your question: It will never happen.
      Wired
      15
      Two years ago Ulvaeus said: We will never appear on stage again.
      Reuters
      16
      There wasn't even a health minister then, never mind a health service.
      The Guardian
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