ever

[ ev-er ]

/ ˈɛv ər /

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adverb

at all times; always: an ever-present danger; He is ever ready to find fault.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR ever

1 eternally, perpetually, constantly.

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OPPOSITES FOR ever

1 never.

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Idioms about ever

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.

Origin of ever

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfre

synonym study for ever

1. See always.

Words nearby ever

eventuality, eventually, eventuate, Eventus, even up, ever, ever and again, everbearing, everblooming, Everdur, Everest

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How to use ever in a sentence

And yet we keep devouring the ever-increasing array of Jewish dating apps and sites and Facebook groups--why?
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Duke kept running for offices and losing by ever-greater margins.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The bar also claims that it hosted the first-ever poetry slam 28 years ago.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These insights and discoveries help PepsiCo anticipate, rather than react to, an ever-changing consumer landscape.
The Science of Ingredient Innovation||December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

What she did win, though, was the ever-more intense ardor of her growing number of liberal fans.
The Most Powerful Democrat in America|Michael Tomasky|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A long stretch of smooth ice followed, over which he glided with ever-increasing speed.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The pole was, therefore, continually floating or rising and falling in steam of ever-varying pressure.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
No, give me deserts or precipices,—anything fixed and solid is better than this capricious, ever-changing sea.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
What matter if souls and bodies are failing beneath the feet of the ever-pressing multitude!
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
It is a known fact that the third class traffic pays for the ever-increasing luxuries of first and second class travelling.
Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi

British Dictionary definitions for ever

ever

/ (ˈɛvə) /

adverb

at any timehave you ever seen it?

by any chance; in any casehow did you ever find out?

at all times; alwaysever busy

in any possible way or mannercome as fast as ever you can

informal, mainly British (intensifier, in the phrases ever so, ever such, and ever such a)ever so good; ever such bad luck; ever such a waste

ever and again or ever and anon archaic now and then; from time to time

is he ever! US and Canadian slang he displays the quality concerned in abundance

Word Origin for ever

Old English ǣfre, of uncertain origin

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

Other Idioms and Phrases with ever

ever

In addition to the idiom beginning with ever

ever and again
every bit
every cloud has a silver lining
every dog has its day
every inch
every last one
every little bit helps
every man for himself
every man has his price
every minute counts
every nook and cranny
every now and then
every other
every single one
every so often
every time one turns around
every Tom, Dick, and Harry
every which way

also see:

hardly ever
live happily ever after

ever

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