never

Not ever; on no occasion; at no time.

Not at all; in no way; absolutely not.

(never mind) Don’t bother.

(never mind) Not to mention; and certainly not.

Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.

In no degree; not at all; not a whit; not, emphatically.

[Never in this use, with the following indefinite article a, is equivalent to no, or none, and in the contracted form ne’er a is the source of the dialectal or slang adjectivc nary.

[In this idiom there is a suppressed comparison—‘never (at any other time) so (great, good, much, etc.) as in the case supposed or considered.’ Never, becoming merely emphatic, is now usually replaced by ever.

Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.

In no degree; not in the least; not.