always

[ awl-weyz, -weez ]

/ ˈɔl weɪz, -wiz /

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adverb

every time; on every occasion; without exception: He always works on Saturday.

all the time; continuously; uninterruptedly: There is always some pollution in the air.

forever: Will you always love me?

in any event; at any time; if necessary: She can always move back with her parents.

Origin of always

1200–50; Middle English alwayes, alleweyes, alles weis, genitive (denoting distribution; cf. once) of all wei; alle- lost its genitive ending and was treated as a compounding element under influence of alle weyalway. See all, way¹ alway, -s¹

SYNONYMS FOR always

1 regularly, invariably, consistently.

2, 3 perpetually, everlastingly, continuously.

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2, 3. Both always and ever refer to uniform or perpetual continuance. Always often expresses or implies repetition as producing the uniformity or continuance: The sun always rises in the east. Ever implies an unchanging sameness throughout: Natural law is ever to be reckoned with.

Words nearby always

alveus, Alvin, alvine, Alvira, alway, always, Alwin, Alwyn, Alyattes, Alyce, Alyce clover

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Example sentences from the Web for always

He identifies as transgender on Scruff but not always on Grindr.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The motives were most always harmless, and only sometimes ethically questionable.
Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA|Justin Jones|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

I always wanted my life to be that way, and it became that way.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is always of a deep colour, and is doubtless introduced in the state of cercaria, when the animal is drinking.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden
They're always telling me the world is changed, and I begin to see it now.'
Lord Kilgobbin|Charles Lever
The stillness of the wood quieted him finally, as it had always done, and he remembered his old friends the Greelys.
The Boy from Hollow Hut|Isla May Mullins
"Yes, always that," retorted the boy, and Piers Minor burst into a laugh.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen
He had supposed that a rich man's son, because he was a rich man's son, always had all the money he wanted.
'As Gold in the Furnace'|John E. Copus

British Dictionary definitions for always

always

/ (ˈɔːlweɪz, -wɪz) /

adverb

without exception; on every occasion; every timehe always arrives on time

continually; repeatedly

in any caseyou could always take a day off work

informal for ever; without endour marriage is for always

Also (archaic): alway

Word Origin for always

C13 alles weiss, from Old English ealne weg, literally: all the way; see all, way

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

单词	always
释义	always [ awl-weyz, -weez ] / ˈɔl weɪz, -wiz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR always ON THESAURUS.COM adverb every time; on every occasion; without exception: He always works on Saturday. all the time; continuously; uninterruptedly: There is always some pollution in the air. forever: Will you always love me? in any event; at any time; if necessary: She can always move back with her parents. Origin of always 1200–50; Middle English alwayes, alleweyes, alles weis, genitive (denoting distribution; cf. once) of all wei; alle- lost its genitive ending and was treated as a compounding element under influence of alle weyalway. See all, way¹ alway, -s¹ SYNONYMS FOR always 1 regularly, invariably, consistently. 2, 3 perpetually, everlastingly, continuously. SEE SYNONYMS FOR always ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for always 2, 3. Both always and ever refer to uniform or perpetual continuance. Always often expresses or implies repetition as producing the uniformity or continuance: The sun always rises in the east. Ever implies an unchanging sameness throughout: Natural law is ever to be reckoned with. Words nearby always alveus, Alvin, alvine, Alvira, alway, always, Alwin, Alwyn, Alyattes, Alyce, Alyce clover Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for always He identifies as transgender on Scruff but not always on Grindr. Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem\|David Levesley\|January 9, 2015\|DAILY BEAST They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping. How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech\|Nick Gillespie\|January 9, 2015\|DAILY BEAST The motives were most always harmless, and only sometimes ethically questionable. Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA\|Justin Jones\|January 8, 2015\|DAILY BEAST A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored. Should Teens Have The Right To Die?\|Brandy Zadrozny\|January 8, 2015\|DAILY BEAST I always wanted my life to be that way, and it became that way. Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness\|Marlow Stern\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST It is always of a deep colour, and is doubtless introduced in the state of cercaria, when the animal is drinking. Animal Parasites and Messmates\|P. J. Van Beneden They're always telling me the world is changed, and I begin to see it now.' Lord Kilgobbin\|Charles Lever The stillness of the wood quieted him finally, as it had always done, and he remembered his old friends the Greelys. The Boy from Hollow Hut\|Isla May Mullins "Yes, always that," retorted the boy, and Piers Minor burst into a laugh. The Doomsman\|Van Tassel Sutphen He had supposed that a rich man's son, because he was a rich man's son, always had all the money he wanted. 'As Gold in the Furnace'\|John E. Copus British Dictionary definitions for always always / (ˈɔːlweɪz, -wɪz) / adverb without exception; on every occasion; every timehe always arrives on time continually; repeatedly in any caseyou could always take a day off work informal for ever; without endour marriage is for always Also (archaic): alway Word Origin for always C13 alles weiss, from Old English ealne weg, literally: all the way; see all, way 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 Words related to always regularly, constantly, consistently, repeatedly, invariably, ever, perpetually, eternally, evermore, for keeps, till hell freezes over, everlastingly, forevermore, in perpetuum, till cows come home, unceasingly
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always

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