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How to spell never

Never is spelled N-E-V-E-R.

What it means: At no time; not ever.

In a sentence: I never forget to brush my teeth. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: ever, forever, nevermore, hardly ever. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Never” comes from Old English “næfre,” a combination of “ne” (not) and “æfre” (ever), literally meaning “not ever.” Over time the spelling and pronunciation changed, but the basic meaning stayed almost exactly the same.

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