ever
Meaning
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- Always, frequently, forever.
- Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration).
- At any time.
- (informal) As intensifier following an interrogative word.
Synonyms
at any time
at some time
e’er
at all times
some day
have already
even in a slight degree
stop no more
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ev‧er
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛvə/
Etymology
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”).
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