semper

Meaning

always, ever, forever, at all times, on each occasion, ongoing, constant

Concepts

always

invariably

ever

perpetually

forever

alway

permanently

constantly

continually

aye

sempre

year in, year out

all along

every five minutes

anytime

ay

endlessly

evermore

non-stop

religiously

still

whenever

year-round

Synonyms

aeterno

assidue

aeternum

diu

in perpetuo

jugiter

usquequaque

Translations

sempre

siempre

sempre

toujours

immer

sempre

altijd

πάντα

her zaman

πάντοτε

stets

jederzeit

allzeit

daima

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsɛm.pɛr]

Etymology

From sem-per, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (“one”), root of Latin semel (“once”) + -per (“throughout”). Analogous to semel + -per. Cognates include Ancient Greek εἷς (heîs) and Sanskrit सकृत् (sa-kṛ́t). Compare singulus. For similar compositions see paulisper, quantisper, tantisper.