ever
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English evere, 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”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ev‧er
Adverb
ever (not comparable)
- Always, frequently, forever.
- It was ever thus.
- (Can we date this quote by Lord Halifax and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- […] the Lord Treasurer, who ever secretly feigned himself to be a Moderator and Mollifier of the Catholicks Afflictions […]
- 1860, Florence Nightingale, Suggestions for Thought to the searchers after truth among the artizans of England., page 302:
- Let us ever remember that our conception, our comprehension, our feeling of God must be ever imperfect, yet should be ever advancing. We must not make God: we must find Him and feel Him more and more.
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- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; […]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
- 1993, Nancy K. Florida, Javanese Literature in Surakarta Manuscripts: Introduction and manuscripts of the Karaton Surakarta, SEAP Publications (→ISBN), page 9:
- The library staffs of the Karaton Surakarta's Sasana Pustaka, the Mangku- nagaran's Reksa Pustaka, and the Museum Radyapustaka were ever helpful and generous with their time.
- 2007, Roman Frydman, Michael D. Goldberg, Imperfect Knowledge Economics: Exchange Rates and Risk, Princeton University Press (→ISBN)
- As with the rest of macroeconomics, the issues have to be rethought in a way that makes the ever-imperfect knowledge of market participants and policymakers an integral part of the analysis.
- At any time.
- If that ever happens, we’re in deep trouble
- He's back and better than ever.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 3, in The Celebrity:
- Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so.
- 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2019:
- He said the study provides clear evidence that AI technologies are growing at a faster rate than ever and will continue to do so.
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- In any way.
- How can I ever get there in time?
- (informal) As intensifier following an interrogative word.
- Was I ever glad to see you!
- Did I ever!
Synonyms
- (always): See Thesaurus:forever
- (at any time):
- (in any way):
- (intensifier): See Thesaurus:the dickens
Antonyms
- (always): See Thesaurus:never
Hyponyms
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Translations
always
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at any time
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Adjective
ever (not comparable)
- (epidemiology) Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.
- 1965, Reuben Hill, The family and population control: a Puerto Rican experiment in social change:
- This family empathy measure is highly related to ever use of birth control but not to any measure of continuous use.
Determiner
ever
- (dialectal and informal) Shortening of every
- 1989, Connie Jordan Green, The War at Home, page 16:
- "Ever place you look there's houses and more houses."
- 2011, Lee Smith, Oral History →ISBN
- Queen Anne's lace ever place you look.
- 2011, Michael Blair, Nub and Bow in History, page 27:
- A sign at the entrance to the road going up Snake Hollow reads, “Snake Hollow is a wonderful place to be, Ever place you look there is a beautiful green tree. Snake Hollow makes you feel alive and free.” Lets keep it that way, for you and me.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *evur, from Proto-Germanic *eburaz, from Indo-European *h₁eperos. Cognate with Latin aper, Proto-Slavic *veprь (“wild boar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ever m (plural evers, diminutive evertje n)
- wild boar, Sus scrofa
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German
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Adverb
ever
- (colloquial, youth slang) ever (with superlative)
- Das war das geilste Konzert ever.
- That was the greatest concert ever.
- Das war das geilste Konzert ever.
Synonyms
- aller Zeiten (standard German)
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