ever

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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

Έννοιες

πάντα

πάντοτε

ποτέ

κάποτε

μονίμως

αιωνίως

ενίοτε

αιώνια

καμιά φορά

διαρκώς

Συνώνυμα

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

Μεταφράσεις

jamais

je

jemals

mai

toujours

ooit

sempre

altijd

sempre

alguma vez

alguna vez

steeds

siempre

semper

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɛvə/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Αγγλικά: ā

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Αγγλικά: ā tō fēore

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Αγγλικά: 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”).

Προτάσεις

What did he ever do for his country ?

Τι έκανε ποτέ για τη χώρα του;

He has been doing so ever since it fell dark .

Το έχει κάνει από τότε που έπεσε σκοτεινή.

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

Και όμως, κανένας από αυτούς τους ανθρώπους δεν έχει συναντήσει ποτέ τον παλιό βασιλιά.

No wise man ever wishes to be younger .

Κανένας σοφός δεν επιθυμεί ποτέ να είναι νεότερος.

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

Ήταν απολύτως ο καλύτερος καλλιτέχνης "Star Wars" που θα θέλατε ποτέ να έχετε.

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