ever

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adv

1. (archaic, formal, not-comparable) Always, frequently, forever.
2. (not-comparable) Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration).
3. (not-comparable) At any time.
4. (informal, not-comparable) As intensifier following an interrogative word.
5. (Manglish, Singlish, not-comparable) Indicates experiential aspect, once; has or have (done something) before.

Adj

Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.

Det

Shortening of every

Konzepte

jemals

je

immer

einst

schon einmal

stets

ewig

ehemals

einstens

einstmals

niemals

nimmer

ou

überhaupt

wenn

früher’’ m’’

wenn überhaupt

wie erwartet

Eve

wie vermutet

wie ich gedacht habe

schon mal jemals

allzumal

durchaus

äonenlang

einmal

Eva

ewiglich

früher

gänzlich

irgendeinmal

irgendwann

jederzeit

nie

Synonyme

always

never

at any time

sometime

forever

constantly

once

someday

at some time

formerly

sometimes

perpetually

continually

at all

occasionally

often

e’er

invariably

at all times

evermore

ever so

at times

aye

some day

before

ago

frequently

earlier

of all time

in the least

have already

eternally

soever

usually

very

well

when

whenever

yesteryear

yet

anywhen

forever and ever

under no circumstances

ex-

even in a slight degree

all

stop no more

good

👍

ably

absolutely

Übersetzungen

jamais

mai

toujours

ooit

altijd

sempre

sempre

alguna vez

πάντα

alguma vez

steeds

siempre

jamás

semper

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɛvə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Altenglisch: ā

Verwandt mit Altenglisch: ā tō fēore

Verwandt mit Altenglisch: feorhlīf

In summary

From Middle English ever, from Old English ǣfre, originally a phrase whose first element undoubtedly consists of Old English ā (“ever, always”) + in (“in”) + an element possibly from feorh (“life, existence”) (dative fēore). Compare Old English ā tō fēore (“ever in life”), Old English feorhlīf (“life”).
Sense 5 of the adverb was likely formed by association with never, which also carries the meaning of did not in colloquial Singaporean and Malaysian English. Also, compare Chinese 有 … 過 /有 … 过 (yǒu ... guò / jau⁵ ... gwo³, “has […] before”).

Sätze

What did he ever do for his country ?

Was hat er jemals für sein Land getan?

He has been doing so ever since it fell dark .

Seit es dunkel wurde.

And yet , none of these people has ever met the old king .

Und doch hat keiner dieser Menschen den alten König jemals getroffen.

No wise man ever wishes to be younger .

Kein weiser Mann möchte jemals jünger sein.

He was absolutely the best " Star Wars " artist you could ever want to have .

Er war absolut der beste "Star Wars" -Künstler, den man jemals haben konnte.

He was the first career employee ever to become director of the agency .