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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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