ever

Significado (English)

Adv

1. Always, frequently, forever.
2. Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration).
3. At any time.
4. (informal) As intensifier following an interrogative word.

Adj

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

Det

Shortening of every

Synonyms

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

all the time

any

anytime

as a rule

at all hours

by all means

daily

endless

eventually

everlasting

everlastingly

every day

every time

far

fine

first time

former

generally

greatly

habitually

highly

long ago

nevermore

on and on

passing

possibly

really

right

Con guión como

ev‧er

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈɛvə/

Etimoloxía (English)

Cognate with Old English: ā

Cognate with Old English: ā tō fēore

Cognate with Old English: 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”).

Frases

What did he ever do for his country ?

He has been doing so ever since it fell dark .

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

He had been suffering ever since a fall in his home earlier that month .

No wise man ever wishes to be younger .

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

He had accumulated one of the largest estates ever left in Amherst .