ne'er

1. 1.

   not ever; at no time in the past or future

   “I have never been to China”

   “I shall never forget this day”

   “had never seen a circus”

   “never on Sunday”

   “I will never marry you!”

   Synonymsnever

Questions about ne'er

What does ne'er mean?

ne'er means "not ever; at no time in the past or future".

How many syllables are in ne'er?

ne'er has 1 syllable: ne'er. In IPA it is /ˈnɛɹ/.

What is another word for ne'er?

Close synonyms include never. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ne'er a common word?

ne'er is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.