ever
adverb (ALWAYS) /ˈev.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
C2 continuously: United's record in cup competitions grows ever more impressive. The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport. nuclear devastation was an ever-present threat Susan and Guy moved to the country, where they lived happily ever after.Always and never ever since B1 continuously since that time: He's been depressed ever since he got divorced.Starting from a particular time as ever › in the same way as always: As ever, I was the last to find out.Habitual and customary yours ever (also ever yours) UK formal › used at the end of a letter as a way of saying goodbye to someone you know well: Yours ever, Yvonne.Written greetingsLetters, notes and cards
(Definition of ever adverb (ALWAYS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accustomed adjective
- all in a day's work idiom
- as a (general) rule idiom
- as a matter of course idiom
- as often as not idiom
- habitual adjective
- inveterate adjective
- knee-jerk adjective
- mainline adjective (COMMON)
- make it a rule idiom
- mechanical adjective (WITHOUT THOUGHT)
- mechanically adverb (WITHOUT THOUGHT)
- more often than not idiom
- normally adverb
- ordinarily adverb
- prevail verb
- pro forma adjective, adverb
- regulation adjective
- territory noun (SUBJECT)
- the rule idiom
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