Tra từ never - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

never UK [ˈnev.ə r ] US [-ɚ] adverb
<E > not at any time or not on any occasion
• We've never been to Australia.
• I've never heard anything so ridiculous.
• Let us never forget those who gave their lives for their country.
• Wars never solve anything.
• He threatened to shoot, but I never thought (= did not think) he would.
• I never realised you knew my brother.
• It's never too late to start eating a healthy diet.
• UK informal "He's never 61! (= It's difficult to believe he's 61!) He looks so young."
• UK not standard "You stole my drink!" "No, I never (= I didn't)."
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Always and never

Common errors:
Warning: check your word order!
Never usually goes directly before the main verb in a sentence.
Don't say 'never someone does something', say someone never does something:
✗ Never he tells me where he is going.
• He never tells me where he is going.
But if the main verb is am/is/are/was or were, never usually goes directly after it
✗ He never is here before 8pm.
• He is never here before 8pm.
Warning: it is not usual to use two negative words in the same sentence.
When using never in a sentence, don't say 'not'.
✗ You should not never give up studying.
• You should never give up studying.
When using 'not' in a sentence, don't say 'never', say ever:
• You should not ever give up studying.

• I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a clue.
• She complained that her husband never paid her any compliments any more.
• He's never been able to admit to his mistakes.
• After what she did to me, I'll never trust her again.
• British weather can never be relied on - it's always changing.
Idioms: Never fear! ▪ Never the twain shall meet ▪ That will never do ▪ Well, I never! ▪ as never before ▪ never mind ▪ never mind that