immer

Translingual

Etymology

From Icelandic himbrimi (“surf roarer”)

Noun

immer

1. A bird in genus Gavia.

Derived terms

• Gavia immer

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch immer (“always”), from Old Dutch iomer (“always”). From ie (“always”) +‎ meer (“more”). Related to ieder, iemand, iets, ooit. Cognate with German immer.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪmər

Adverb

immer

1. (formal) always

Synonyms

• altijd
• altoos

Derived terms

• immers

See also

• eeuwig
• voorgoed

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German immer (also iemer, imer), from Old High German iomēr (“always”). From io (“always”) +‎ mēr (“more”). Cognate with Dutch immer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmɐ/

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Adverb

immer

1. always
   1. at all times without exception

      Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne.

      The sun is always shining somewhere.

   2. very often; all the time; constantly

      Er will immer nur fernsehen.

      He just wants to watch telly all the time.

   3. every time; whenever some precondition is given

      Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte.

      He always tells that same story.

2. (with comparative) more and more

   Es wird immer kälter. ― It's getting colder and colder.

3. (colloquial, unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed

   Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. ― He’s never on time.

   Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. ― I’m often very forgetful.

   Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... ― Sometimes I get the feeling that...

Synonyms

• (at all times): stets (but somewhat uncommon in this sense); allzeit (dated, poetic)
• (very often): stets (formal); dauernd; ständig; immerzu
• (every time): stets (formal); jedes Mal

Derived terms

• immer gleich
• immer noch
• immer wieder
• immer wenn

See also

probability	100 %	90 %	50 %	10 %	0 %
Adverb	immer	meistens	manchmal	selten	nie

• ewig

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German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German immer, imber, iemmer, jummer, iemer, imer, from Old Saxon iomēr, eomēr, equivalent to je +‎ mehr.

Adverb

immer

1. always; forever

Synonyms

• alltied

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimɐ/

Adverb

immer

1. always

   Du machst das immer.

   You always do that.

   Es is immer so.

   It's always like this.

   Sie nemmd immer eere grose Tasch mit.

   She always takes her big purse with her.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Middle Dutch

Adverb

immer

1. Alternative form of emmer