Never ...とは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• neuer (obsolete)
• ne'er, neva, nev'r, nevah, nevuh

語源

From 中期英語 nevere, navere, nævere, from 古期英語 nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne +‎ ever.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈnɛv.ɚ/
• 韻: -ɛvə(ɹ)
• ハイフネーション: nev‧er

副詞

never (not comparable)

1. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:never

   I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.

   We were at the same college, but happened never to meet.

   I'll never not like you.

   • 1613–1614 (date written), John Fletcher, William Shak[e]speare, The Two Noble Kinsmen: […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Waterson;  […], published 1634, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 4:

     Why should I love this Gentleman? Tis odds / He never will affect me;

   • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

     In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.

   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XXI: A New Departure in Flavorings:

     "I never thought you were so fond of Mr. Phillips that you'd require two handkerchiefs to dry your tears just because he was going away," said Marilla.

   • 1919, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health: Sensible Rules for the Nurse:

     Never speak of the symptoms of your patient in his presence, unless questioned by the doctor, whose orders you are always to obey implicitly.

   • 1980, Gerald Ford, “Boyhood—and Beyond”, in A Time to Heal‎, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 95:

     "You don't believe the Soviet Union is going to reduce its defense budget, do you?" Boggs asked.
     Premier Chou didn't wait for the translator to finish. "Never, never, never," he replied in perfect English.

2. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
   • 1601 November 30, Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I's Farewell Speech:

     There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love.

   • 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:

     "He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!--so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!"

   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XIII: The Delights of Anticipation,

     I never saw such an infatuated man.

3. (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

   The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.

   You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!

   • 1905, E. W. Horning, A Thief in the Night:

     "You're never going to break in?"
     "This instant, if you'll, help me; in five or ten minutes, if you won't."

   • 1976, “C.B. Savage”, performed by Rod Hart:

     Well I looked at Jay and I said "hey, did you hear what I just heard?"
     He nodded his head and his face turned red and he never said a word

反意語

派生語

動詞

never

1. (Manglish, Singlish, auxiliary) Did not; didn't.

   Antonyms: (Singlish) got, ever

   • 2007, Elangovan, P, Singapore, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 85:

     I told him to go to Woodlands to buy durian for me. He came back and said no durian. But he some more said-ah, he got see people selling durian in Bukit Timah. I ask him-ah. Why you never buy from Bukit Timah.

   • 2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73:

     That's what he said. But I never see anything. Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding.

間投詞

never

1. A statement of defiance

   ‘Guess what, I've won the pools!’ ‘Never!’

派生語

アナグラム

• Verne, erven, nerve