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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•ways /ˈɔlweɪz, -wiz/USA pronunciation adv. - every time;
on every occasion;
without exception:We always sleep late on Saturday. - all the time;
continuously;
uninterruptedly:The light is always burning. - forever: Will you always love me?
- in any event;
if necessary:If it rains I can always stay home.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•ways (ôl′wāz, -wēz),USA pronunciation adv. - 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.
- 1200–50; Middle English alwayes, alleweyes, alles weis, genitive (denoting distribution; compare once) of all wei; alle- lost its genitive ending and was treated as a compounding element under influence of alle wey alway. See all, way, alway, -s1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged regularly, invariably, consistently.
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perpetually, everlastingly, continuously. 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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: always /ˈɔːlweɪz -wɪz/ adv - 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
Also (archaic): alway Etymology: 13th Century alles weiss, from Old English ealne weg, literally: all the way; see all, way |