Meaning

  1. always
  2. in spite of it, still...at least
  3. (Latin-America) all the same, ultimately, in the end
  4. (Colombia, Philippines) of course

Opposite of
jamás, nunca
Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
siem‧pre
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsjempɾe/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish siempre~sienpre, inherited from Latin semper. Compare Catalan sempre and Portuguese sempre.

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