nevermore

American  

[nev-er-mawr, -mohr] / ˌnɛv ərˈmɔr, -ˈmoʊr /

adverb

1. never again; never thereafter.

   And nevermore were the elves seen in that town.

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nevermore British  

/ ˌnɛvəˈmɔː /

adverb

1. literary never again

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Etymology

Origin of nevermore

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; never, more

Explanation

Something that happens nevermore will never happen again. After you graduate, you'll nevermore be a high school student. The adverb nevermore is a very old fashioned way to say "never again" or "at no time in the future." You might tearfully declare that after your favorite TV show ends, you'll nevermore watch television, or feel sad that you'll nevermore be a little kid playing tag without a care in the world. The most famous use of nevermore is in Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven:" "Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore.'"

Example Sentences

Edgar Allan Poe writes children's books: "Still that hatted cat comes calling, Nameless Things with him enthralling Children who, their caution falling, Heed their parents nevermore."

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

Quoth the Maven, SI will nevermore be the same.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2019

To her, the word was really just like nevermore or dappled.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2019

Monseaux, who held a sign that said "Doubt the Ravens nevermore," said she wanted to come to show her support for the team.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2013

The next morning, The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveller to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech