2. Never [adverb] at no time, in no situation: she’s never been on a plane Grammar patterns 1. Never let children play with matches. 2. She never helps with the cooking. 3. Our team has never lost a game. I’ll never finish this asignment in time. 4. Never had it rained so much.

3. never Collocations Adverbs that often go with never are: before, again, really, even, once. I’ve never had pickled eggs before. I’ll never go back there before. Other words that occur frequently with never are: any, anything like. Rain! I’ve never known anything like it.

4. never Set phrases Never mind. The restaurant is closed. Never mind, we’ll find another one. Never again! I went to the opera once. Never again! Never ever. She’s suffered so much but she never ever complains. Never once. Never once did she say “Thank you”. You never know. They’ll probably reject our offer but you never know