Impossible vs Never - What's the difference?
impossible | never |
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
* 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
* 13 March 1962 ,
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(math, dated) imaginary
an impossibility
* Late 14th century': “Madame,” quod he, “this were an '''impossible !” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, ''Canterbury Tales
At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
* 1634 , (w), (John Fletcher), , Act 2, Scene 4,
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* 1908 , (Lucy Maud Montgomery), , Chapter XXI: A New Departure in Flavorings,
* 1919 , B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, ,
Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
* 1601 Novenber 30, (Elizabeth I of England), ,
* 1813 , (Jane Austen), , Chapter 4,
* 1908 , (Lucy Maud Montgomery), , Chapter XIII: The Delights of Anticipation,
(colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely ).
As an adjective impossible
is not possible; not able to be done or happen.As a noun impossible
is {{cx|obsolete|lang=en}} an impossibility.As an adverb never is
at no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.impossible
English
Alternative forms
* inpossible (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Nothing is impossible , only impassible.
- Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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- impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers
Synonyms
* (l) (rare)Antonyms
* (not able to be done or happen) possible, inevitableNoun
(en noun)Statistics
* ----never
English
(wikipedia never)Adverb
(-)- Why should I love this Gentleman? Tis odds / He never will affect me;
- "I never thought you were so fond of Mr. Phillips that you'd require two handkerchiefs to dry your tears just because he was going away," said Marilla.
- Never speak of the symptoms of your patient in his presence, unless questioned by the doctor, whose orders you are always to obey implicitly .
- There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love.
- "He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!--so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!"
- I never saw such an infatuated man.