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always

[ awl-weyz, -weez ]

adverb

  1. every time; on every occasion; without exception:

    He always works on Saturday.

    Synonyms: consistently, regularly

  2. all the time; continuously; uninterruptedly:

    There is always some pollution in the air.

    Synonyms: unceasingly, perpetually, constantly

  3. Will you always love me?

    Synonyms: evermore, eternally

  4. in any event; at any time; if necessary:

    She can always move back with her parents.



always

/ ˈɔːlweɪz; -wɪz /

adverb

  1. without exception; on every occasion; every time

    he always arrives on time

  2. continually; repeatedly
  3. in any case

    you could always take a day off work

  4. informal.
    for ever; without end

    our marriage is for always

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of always1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English alwayes, alleweyes, alles weis, alteration of alle wey alway
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Word History and Origins

Origin of always1

C13 alles weiss, from Old English ealne weg, literally: all the way; see all , way
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Synonym Study

Both always and ever refer to uniform or perpetual continuance. Always often expresses or implies repetition as producing the uniformity or continuance: The sun always rises in the east. Ever implies an unchanging sameness throughout: Natural law is ever to be reckoned with.
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Example Sentences

He identifies as transgender on Scruff but not always on Grindr.

They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.

The motives were most always harmless, and only sometimes ethically questionable.

A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.

I always wanted my life to be that way, and it became that way.

This is a feature by means of which it is always possible to distinguish the Great Horsetail from any other species.

In the drawing-room things went on much as they always do in country drawing-rooms in the hot weather.

You see, I'd always thought of him as the boy whom Great-aunt Lucia described having seen.

Many British Ferns evidence a marked tendency to “sport,” and this is a fact which the beginner should always bear in mind.

You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.

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