ever adverb (AT ANY TIME)
A2 at any time:
Have you ever been to London?
If you're ever/If ever you're in Rio, do give me a call.
He hardly ever (= almost never) washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, (= probably never) does any cleaning.
If ever there was a cause for celebration, this peace treaty was it.
better, bigger, more, etc. than ever
as big, fast, good, etc. as ever
› as big, fast, etc. as at any time before:
The restaurants are as good as ever and no more expensive.
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- The relative cheapness of foreign travel means that more people are going abroad than ever before.
- If you're ever in Perth, come and visit us.
- Blue whales are the largest creatures ever to have lived.
- She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.
- I went to Paris last summer. Have you ever been there?
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ever adverb (ALWAYS)
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.
ever since
B1 continuously since that time:
as ever
› in the same way as always:
As ever, I was the last to find out.
yours ever also ever yours UK formal
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- They have been deadly enemies ever since Mark stole Greg's girlfriend.
- She's been in and out of hospitals ever since the accident.
- The outlook for the region's economy is looking every better.
- There are ever-growing tensions between the two countries.
- The company's ever-falling profits this year are making its shareholders nervous.
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ever adverb (EMPHASIS)
› used for emphasizing an adjective:
› in questions, used to emphasize the question word:
How ever did he manage that?
What ever have you done to him?
ever so/ever such a B2 UK informal
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- That was your best performance ever - congratulations!
- The company has had one of its best years ever.
- This is one of the worst natural disasters ever to befall the area.
- Hurricane Hugo will go down in the record books as the costliest storm ever faced by insurers.
- Don't you think that was the funniest movie ever?
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