Never means at no time in the past or at no time in the future. I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens. Never had he been so free of worry. That was a mistake. We'll never do it again.
From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English nǣfre (“never”), equivalent to ne + ever. never (not comparable) 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.
'Never' is commonly used in conjunction with present perfect tense, as in 'I have never been to Paris,' emphasizing experiences up to the present. When discussing future actions, 'never' can create a definitive statement about intentions or possibilities, such as 'I will never smoke again.'