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always
[ awl-weyz, -weez ]
adverb
- every time; on every occasion; without exception:
He always works on Saturday.
Synonyms: consistently, regularly
- all the time; continuously; uninterruptedly:
There is always some pollution in the air.
Synonyms: unceasingly, perpetually, constantly
Will you always love me?
- in any event; at any time; if necessary:
She can always move back with her parents.
always
/ ˈɔːlweɪz; -wɪz /
adverb
- without exception; on every occasion; every time
he always arrives on time
- continually; repeatedly
- in any case
you could always take a day off work
- informal.for ever; without end
our marriage is for always
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of always1
Synonym Study
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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