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ever

[ ev-er ]

adverb

  1. at all times; always:

    an ever-present danger; He is ever ready to find fault.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. continuously:

    ever since then.

  3. at any time:

    Have you ever seen anything like it?

  4. in any possible case; by any chance; at all (often used to intensify or emphasize a phrase or an emotional reaction as surprise or impatience):

    How did you ever manage to do it? If the band ever plays again, we will dance.



adjective

  1. South Midland and Southern U.S. every:

    She rises early ever morning.

ever

/ ˈɛ±¹É™ /

adverb

  1. at any time

    have you ever seen it?

  2. by any chance; in any case

    how did you ever find out?

  3. at all times; always

    ever busy

  4. in any possible way or manner

    come as fast as ever you can

  5. informal.
    (intensifier, in the phrases ever so, ever such, and ever such a )

    ever such a waste

    ever such bad luck

    ever so good

  6. ever and again or ever and anon archaic.
    now and then; from time to time
  7. is he ever! slang.
    he displays the quality concerned in abundance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ever1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English Ç£´Ú°ù±ð
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ever1

Old English Ç£´Ú°ù±ð, of uncertain origin
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. ever and again, now and then; from time to time. Also Literary, ever and anon.
  2. ever so, to a great extent or degree; exceedingly:

    They were ever so kind to me.

More idioms and phrases containing ever

In addition to the idiom beginning with ever , also see hardly ever ; live happily ever after .
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Synonym Study

See always.
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Example Sentences

Next, let's go back nearly two decades to the financial crisis and the historically poor growth and negligible average earnings growth that has afflicted the UK ever since.

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Still, Freeman said those issues were “nothing to be ever worried about,†and was hoping the team’s rare Sunday off-day would provide him further reprieve.

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She became the first person ever to compete on the show wearing a hijab and says she gains strength from wearing it.

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“We need lumber from Canada; appliances from Mexico; aluminum, steel, copper and furniture from China. All of those commodities and more were hit with the highest tax we’ve ever seen in yesterday’s announcement,†he said.

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I wondered whether you ever felt exploited in that way.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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