ne'er

[ nair ]

/ nɛər /

adverb Literary.

contraction of never.

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Example sentences from the Web for ne'er

Its an innocent sang for a that; and I wish his brothers may neer do waur than sing the like ot.
The Entail|John Galt
I neer made my will yet, I thank heaven; I am not such a sickly creature, I give heaven praise.
The Merry Wives of Windsor|William Shakespeare
Thou art undone then Fellow: no Man that has Been neer him come near me.
Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10)|Francis Beaumont
Theophilus Wodenoth, pater, natus Lankenkorn neer Lanceston in com.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)|John Aubrey

He built a pretty house (quaere) neer the cawsey beyond Friar Bacon's studie.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John Aubrey

British Dictionary definitions for ne'er

ne'er

/ (nɛə) /

adverb

a poetic contraction of never

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