--- title: N — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 9 description: The 369 words of the English dictionary under N, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / N # N — The English dictionary · page 9 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) … [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/8/) **9** [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/10/) … [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/20/) **netball** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Netball is a team game, popular in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries, in which two teams of seven try to throw a ball through a high ring with a net to score.[↗](../../netball/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A netball is the ball used in this game.[↗](../../netball/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We play netball in PE on Fridays.[↗](../../netball/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You can't run while holding the ball in netball.[↗](../../netball/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She plays goal shooter in the netball team.[↗](../../netball/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Netball is very popular in New Zealand and Australia.[↗](../../netball/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pass the netball within three seconds.[↗](../../netball/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our netball team won the tournament.[↗](../../netball/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Put on your netball bib before the game.[↗](../../netball/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A netball goal is worth one point.[↗](../../netball/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nether** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Lower or under, as in the bottom part of something. "[↗](../../nether/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Nether-world" means the world below the earth.[↗](../../nether/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.[↗](../../nether/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.19.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nether/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · For a fire is kindled in My nostril, and burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, and devoureth the earth with her produce, and setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains.[↗](../../nether/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nether/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, (Prophets 1KI.9.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nether/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?[↗](../../nether/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.11.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nether/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world?[↗](../../nether/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nether/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **nethermost** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Lowest, the deepest of all places.[↗](../../nethermost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thou hast laid me in the nethermost pit, in dark places, in the deeps.[↗](../../nethermost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.88.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nethermost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth.[↗](../../nethermost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.63.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nethermost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · But Thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit; men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days; but as for me, I will trust in Thee.[↗](../../nethermost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.55.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nethermost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **netted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Caught with a net.[↗](../../netted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport) Scored, especially a goal in football or hockey.[↗](../../netted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (money) Earned or gained as profit after costs, as in "netted £500".[↗](../../netted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (adjective) Covered with a net or a pattern like a net.[↗](../../netted/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fishermen netted hundreds of fish.[↗](../../netted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She netted the winning goal in the last minute.[↗](../../netted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our cake sale netted £85 for charity.[↗](../../netted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We netted a butterfly and then let it go.[↗](../../netted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The strawberries were netted to stop the birds eating them.[↗](../../netted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He netted a hat-trick on Saturday.[↗](../../netted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pond was netted to keep the leaves out.[↗](../../netted/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Birds sang in the trees, which were netted over to keep them always there.[↗](../../netted/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **netting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Netting is material made of string, rope, wire or plastic threads tied or woven into a mesh with holes.[↗](../../netting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Netting (verb form) means catching something in a net, or scoring a goal, or earning money after costs.[↗](../../netting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We put netting over the strawberries so the birds could not eat them.[↗](../../netting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The trampoline has safety netting around it.[↗](../../netting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A hedgehog got tangled in the garden netting.[↗](../../netting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The builders hung green netting over the scaffolding.[↗](../../netting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Old fishing netting on the beach can trap seabirds.[↗](../../netting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The striker was netting goals every week.[↗](../../netting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad cut a piece of netting to cover the pond.[↗](../../netting/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The netting has holes small enough to keep out pigeons.[↗](../../netting/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nettle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A wild plant with jagged leaves covered in tiny hairs that sting and cause an itchy, burning rash when they touch your skin.[↗](../../nettle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As a verb, to nettle someone means to annoy them a little.[↗](../../nettle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I fell into a patch of stinging nettles.[↗](../../nettle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The nettle sting left itchy white bumps on my leg.[↗](../../nettle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear long trousers to walk through nettles.[↗](../../nettle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Caterpillars of the peacock butterfly eat nettles.[↗](../../nettle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma makes soup from young nettle leaves, cooked so they don't sting.[↗](../../nettle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We rubbed a dock leaf on the nettle sting.[↗](../../nettle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Nettles have tiny hairs that sting.[↗](../../nettle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · His teasing nettled her.[↗](../../nettle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · All around grew nettles and tall grass.[↗](../../nettle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they are gathered together.[↗](../../nettle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.30.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nettle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.[↗](../../nettle/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.24.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nettle/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of wild-dogs, an enclosure for ostriches.[↗](../../nettle/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.34.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nettle/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **network** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A network is a system of lines, roads, wires or paths that cross or connect with each other.[↗](../../network/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A computer network is a group of computers connected so they can share information, like the internet.[↗](../../network/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A network is a group of people or organisations that are connected and help each other.[↗](../../network/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A TV or radio network is a group of stations showing the same programmes.[↗](../../network/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To network means to meet people who can help you, for example in work.[↗](../../network/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school computers are connected to a network.[↗](../../network/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The internet is the largest network in the world.[↗](../../network/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Britain has a big rail network.[↗](../../network/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A spider's web is a network of silk threads.[↗](../../network/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nerves form a network through your body.[↗](../../network/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask your family about your support network.[↗](../../network/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The road network links all the towns.[↗](../../network/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Social networks should not be used to share personal details.[↗](../../network/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The naked earth peers through in the form of great letters and names; these form a network over the whole hill.[↗](../../network/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up.[↗](../../network/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.38.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../network/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.[↗](../../network/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.27.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../network/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The conception of Creation as a network of ontological interdependencies is perhaps apparent in the ‘231 gates’ referred to above in SY 2:4; see also SY 6:2.\][↗](../../network/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") How did He combine them?[↗](../../network/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../network/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the outside; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.[↗](../../network/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.52.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../network/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network; and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon each capital.[↗](../../network/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.7.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../network/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars; (Prophets 1KI.7.42, JPS 1917)[↗](../../network/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **neuter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To neuter a pet animal is to have a vet do an operation so it can't have babies.[↗](../../neuter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (grammar) Neuter means neither masculine nor feminine; some languages, like German, have neuter nouns.[↗](../../neuter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Neuter can mean having no sex organs, like worker bees.[↗](../../neuter/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had our cat neutered at the vet.[↗](../../neuter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Neutering helps stop too many stray kittens.[↗](../../neuter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In German, «das Kind» is neuter.[↗](../../neuter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · English nouns don't have neuter gender in grammar.[↗](../../neuter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Worker ants are neuter.[↗](../../neuter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet neuters dogs on Tuesdays.[↗](../../neuter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **neutered** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A neutered animal, like a cat or dog, has had a small operation by a vet so that it cannot have babies.[↗](../../neutered/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Neutered can mean made weaker or less effective: a neutered law.[↗](../../neutered/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our cat has been neutered.[↗](../../neutered/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet neutered the puppy.[↗](../../neutered/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Neutered pets cannot have babies.[↗](../../neutered/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rescue centre only rehomes neutered dogs.[↗](../../neutered/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Is your rabbit neutered?" asked the vet.[↗](../../neutered/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Having pets neutered stops there being too many strays.[↗](../../neutered/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The new rule was neutered by changes and did very little.[↗](../../neutered/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Our tom cat is neutered, so he won't father kittens.[↗](../../neutered/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **neutral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not taking any side in an argument, game or war.[↗](../../neutral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Neither acid nor alkali (pH 7, like pure water).[↗](../../neutral/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) Having no electric charge.[↗](../../neutral/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Of colour: not bright; beige, grey, cream.[↗](../../neutral/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (noun) The gear position in a car where the engine is not connected to the wheels.[↗](../../neutral/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Showing no strong feeling (a neutral face).[↗](../../neutral/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The referee must be neutral.[↗](../../neutral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pure water is neutral, neither acid nor alkali.[↗](../../neutral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Switzerland stayed neutral in the war.[↗](../../neutral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She painted the walls a neutral beige.[↗](../../neutral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the car in neutral before starting.[↗](../../neutral/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His face was neutral, so I could not tell if he was cross.[↗](../../neutral/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The final was played at a neutral ground.[↗](../../neutral/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **neutralisation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A chemical reaction in which an acid and an alkali (or base) react and cancel each other out, making a salt and water.[↗](../../neutralisation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The act of making something have no effect, or stopping a danger.[↗](../../neutralisation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Neutralisation happens when an acid reacts with an alkali.[↗](../../neutralisation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Indigestion tablets work by neutralisation of stomach acid.[↗](../../neutralisation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Acid + alkali → salt + water is a neutralisation reaction.[↗](../../neutralisation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After neutralisation, the universal indicator turned green.[↗](../../neutralisation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers spread lime on acid soil for neutralisation.[↗](../../neutralisation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bomb squad worked on the neutralisation of the old bomb.[↗](../../neutralisation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **neutralise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) To make an acid or alkali neutral by mixing them: an antacid neutralises stomach acid.[↗](../../neutralise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To stop something from having an effect: neutralise the threat.[↗](../../neutralise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (euphemism) To kill or destroy an enemy, in military language.[↗](../../neutralise/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Toothpaste neutralises the acid in your mouth.[↗](../../neutralise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An antacid tablet neutralises stomach acid.[↗](../../neutralise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lime is added to soil to neutralise acid.[↗](../../neutralise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The defender neutralised the striker's speed.[↗](../../neutralise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The report said the soldiers neutralised the target (a euphemism for killing).[↗](../../neutralise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We used indicator paper to see when the acid was neutralised.[↗](../../neutralise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The smell was neutralised with baking soda.[↗](../../neutralise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **neutralize** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To stop something from having an effect, so it no longer does harm.[↗](../../neutralize/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) To mix an acid with a base (alkali) so that the result is neither acid nor alkali.[↗](../../neutralize/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal, euphemism) In war or crime stories, to stop or kill an enemy.[↗](../../neutralize/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Baking soda can neutralize vinegar.[↗](../../neutralize/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We added alkali to neutralize the acid in the test tube.[↗](../../neutralize/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bee stings are acid, so some people use soap to neutralize them.[↗](../../neutralize/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The charcoal neutralized the bad smell in the fridge.[↗](../../neutralize/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The defender neutralized their best striker.[↗](../../neutralize/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers were told to neutralize the threat.[↗](../../neutralize/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **neutralized** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Made a substance neither acid nor alkali, by mixing in the opposite kind.[↗](../../neutralized/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stopped something from having its effect; made it harmless.[↗](../../neutralized/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Made a weapon, threat or enemy unable to do harm (often military or police talk).[↗](../../neutralized/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baking soda neutralized the vinegar and the fizzing stopped.[↗](../../neutralized/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The tablet neutralized the acid in his stomach.[↗](../../neutralized/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lime is added to soil that is too acidic so it is neutralized.[↗](../../neutralized/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bomb squad neutralized the danger.[↗](../../neutralized/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Opening the windows neutralized the smell of paint.[↗](../../neutralized/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Their best player was neutralized by our strong defence.[↗](../../neutralized/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Once the solution was neutralized, the indicator turned green.[↗](../../neutralized/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **neutron** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A neutron is one of the tiny particles inside the centre (nucleus) of an atom.[↗](../../neutron/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A neutron has no electric charge — it is neutral, neither positive nor negative.[↗](../../neutron/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An atom has protons, neutrons and electrons.[↗](../../neutron/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A neutron has no charge.[↗](../../neutron/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Protons and neutrons are packed together in the nucleus.[↗](../../neutron/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A neutron star is smaller than a city but heavier than the Sun.[↗](../../neutron/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Most hydrogen atoms have no neutrons at all.[↗](../../neutron/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Neutrons help split atoms in a nuclear power station.[↗](../../neutron/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **neve** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Névé: old, grainy snow on a glacier or high mountain that has partly melted and refrozen, on its way to becoming glacier ice.[↗](../../neve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It may also be a typing error for "never" or "nerve", or part of a name.[↗](../../neve/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* High on the mountain, the snow had turned to névé.[↗](../../neve/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Névé is snow that is halfway to becoming ice.[↗](../../neve/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The climbers crossed the hard névé early in the morning.[↗](../../neve/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In geography we learned how snow becomes névé and then glacier ice.[↗](../../neve/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Névé feels crunchy and grainy under your boots.[↗](../../neve/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **never** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Never means not at any time, not even once.[↗](../../never/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Never can also mean «not» in a strong way: «Never mind» means do not worry about it.[↗](../../never/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Never ever» is a strong way to say never.[↗](../../never/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (casual, UK, Ireland) «Never!» or «you never!» means I can't believe it: «He ate 12?[↗](../../never/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") Never!».[↗](../../never/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual, UK) «I never» often means simply «I didn't» about one time: «I never touched it!».[↗](../../never/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (rough) «Never in a million years» and «not never» (broken grammar) mean a strong no: «I ain't never doing that.».[↗](../../never/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) «At no time», «on no occasion» and «under no circumstances» are the stiff forms: «Under no circumstances may the door be left open.».[↗](../../never/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She never eats the red candies.[↗](../../never/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He never misses a day of practice.[↗](../../never/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom never spends his coins.[↗](../../never/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never cross the road without looking both ways.[↗](../../never/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I have never been on a plane.[↗](../../never/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never mind, we can try again tomorrow.[↗](../../never/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A square never has five sides.[↗](../../never/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Better late than never\![↗](../../never/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · «She got 20 out of 20.»[↗](../../never/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") «Never\![↗](../../never/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") Seriously?»[↗](../../never/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (casual)[↗](../../never/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I never took your crisps, ask him (casual, means «I didn't»)[↗](../../never/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Never in a million years, mate — sod off.[↗](../../never/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (rough)[↗](../../never/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · At no time did the number of passengers exceed 40; state the maximum possible number.[↗](../../never/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (formal exam)[↗](../../never/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.'[↗](../../never/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.34.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../never/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness.[↗](../../never/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../never/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore I command thee, saying: 'Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy poor and needy brother, in thy land.'[↗](../../never/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.15.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../never/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · He that doeth these things shall never be moved.[↗](../../never/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.15.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../never/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.'[↗](../../never/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.30.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../never/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted of good.[↗](../../never/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../never/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) … [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/8/) **9** [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/10/) … [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/20/) - ← previous: [page 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/8/) - next →: [page 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/10/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)