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ever
[ ev-er ]
adverb
- at all times; always:
an ever-present danger; He is ever ready to find fault.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- continuously:
ever since then.
- at any time:
Have you ever seen anything like it?
- 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
- South Midland and Southern U.S. every:
She rises early ever morning.
ever
/ ˈɛ±¹É™ /
adverb
- at any time
have you ever seen it?
- by any chance; in any case
how did you ever find out?
- at all times; always
ever busy
- in any possible way or manner
come as fast as ever you can
- informal.(intensifier, in the phrases ever so, ever such, and ever such a )
ever such a waste
ever such bad luck
ever so good
- ever and again or ever and anon archaic.now and then; from time to time
- is he ever! slang.he displays the quality concerned in abundance
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ever1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ever1
Idioms and Phrases
- ever and again, now and then; from time to time. Also Literary, ever and anon.
- 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 .Synonym Study
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.
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.
She became the first person ever to compete on the show wearing a hijab and says she gains strength from wearing it.
“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.
I wondered whether you ever felt exploited in that way.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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