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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
/ ˈɛə /
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of ever1
Word 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
"The youngsters don't ever pay by cash; they pay with their phones and their watches," the 52-year-old said.
"In no party do you ever agree with everything. I didn't with the Conservatives did I - I was the worst critic," she added.
Would you ever consider competing again if the opportunity arose?
Could you ever have imagined in the wilder days of your youth that you’d be publishing a bird book?
Cox also denied ever getting a series of cash handouts from Oricom.
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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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