every
determiner (REPEATED) /ˈev.ri/Definition
A1 used to show that something is repeated regularly: Computers can perform millions of calculations every second. Every four minutes a car is stolen in this city. Every day in the US 25 people are murdered with handguns. Every few kilometres we passed a burned out jeep or truck at the side of the road. The conference takes place every other/second year.Both, all, each and everyContinually and repeatedly every now and again/then C1 sometimes but not often: Every now and again/then they'll have a beer together.Rarely and infrequently every so often C2 sometimes but not often: Every so often I treat myself to a meal in an expensive restaurant.Rarely and infrequently
(Definition of every determiner (REPEATED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (every) now and then/again idiom
- episodic adjective (EVENT)
- ever and anon adverb
- few determiner, pronoun, noun, adjective (NOT MANY)
- in/by fits and starts idiom
- infrequent adjective
- like ships that pass in the night idiom
- occasion noun
- occasional adjective
- occasionally adverb
- odd adjective (NOT OFTEN)
- once adverb (ONE TIME)
- once in a blue moon idiom
- one-off adjective
- one-off noun
- rarely adverb
- seldom adverb
- stop-and-go adjective
- stop-go adjective
- time noun (OCCASION)
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