"jamais" meaning in French

See jamais in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ʒa.mɛ/, /ʒa.me/ [Paris], [ʒɑ̃me] [Louisiana], [hɑ̃mɛ̃] [Louisiana], [ʒɔ̃mɛ̃] [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-jamais.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French ja mais (“any more”, only in reference to the future), the two components deriving from Latin iam and magis. Compare Spanish jamás, Italian giammai, Occitan jamai and Portuguese jamais. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|ja mais||any more|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=only in reference to the future|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French ja mais (“any more”, only in reference to the future), {{inh+|fr|fro|ja mais|pos=only in reference to the future|t=any more}} Inherited from Old French ja mais (“any more”, only in reference to the future), {{der|fr|la|iam}} Latin iam, {{m|la|magis}} magis, {{cog|es|jamás}} Spanish jamás, {{cog|it|giammai}} Italian giammai, {{cog|oc|jamai}} Occitan jamai, {{cog|pt|jamais}} Portuguese jamais Head templates: {{fr-adv}} jamais
  1. (ne ... jamais) never
    Sense id: en-jamais-fr-adv-ZJfks9e-
  2. ever
    Sense id: en-jamais-fr-adv-YyEmVfLi Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Download JSON data for jamais meaning in French (3.7kB)

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