Lingaku決して【けっして】
Frequency rank: 965.
- (not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at allwith neg. sentence
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- 決して【けっして】【けして】Frequency rank: 965.
- けっしてFrequency rank: 12,841. – 12,882.
- けして
Generated definitions (experimental)
- (not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
This term is used to emphasize a negative statement or a strong refusal. It indicates that something will not happen or is not true at all.
Generated collocations (experimental)
けっして決してゆるさない許さないnever forgiveけっして決してあきらめない諦めないnever give upけっして決してかんぺき完璧ではないnot perfect at allけっして決してわすれない忘れないnever forgetけっして決しておくれない遅れないようにするmake sure not to be late at allけっして決してしんじない信じないnever believeけっして決していわない言わないnever sayけっして決してにげない逃げないnever run awayけっして決しててをぬかない手を抜かないnever cut cornersけっして決してしっぱい失敗しないnever fail
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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There had never been any ill-feeling between them until that night.
In the font business you must never trust anybody!
It is no exaggeration to say that, as far as he was concerned, his wife was life itself to him.
It was full of spider webs and stuff, but there didn't seem to be any other way to go, so we firmed up our resolve and went.
However hard the training was, she never cried.
The greedy man was by no means satisfied with the reward.
Those who often break their promises are never trusted.
Although the names are similar, they are far from being the same.
My mother never drives for fear of causing an accident.