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- [awl-weyz, -weez]
- /ˈɔl weɪz, -wiz/
- /ˈɔːlweɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl-weyz, -weez]
- /ˈɔl weɪz, -wiz/
Definitions of always word
- adverb always If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred. 3
- adverb always If something is always the case, was always the case, or will always be the case, it is, was, or will be the case all the time, continuously. 3
- adverb always If you say that something is always happening, especially something which annoys you, you mean that it happens repeatedly. 3
- adverb always You use always in expressions such as can always or could always when you are making suggestions or suggesting an alternative approach or method. 3
- adverb always You can say that someone always was, for example, awkward or lucky to indicate that you are not surprised about what they are doing or have just done. 3
- adverb always without exception; on every occasion; every time 3
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Origin of always
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
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 wey alway. See all, way1alway, -s1
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Parts of speech for Always
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
always popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
always usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for always
adv always
- regularly — at regular times or intervals.
- constantly — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- consistently — agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.
- repeatedly — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- invariably — not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant.
adverb always
- at all times — all the time, constantly
- continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- all the time — If something happens or is done all the time, it happens or is done continually.
- continually — very often; at regular or frequent intervals; habitually.
- permanently — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
adjective always
- timeless — without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting.
- termless — not limited; unconditional.
- neverending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- fadable — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
noun always
- aye — Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
Antonyms for always
adv always
- never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
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