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ever
[ ev-er ]
adverb
- at all times; always:
an ever-present danger; He is ever ready to find fault.
Synonyms: constantly, eternally, perpetually
Antonyms: never
- continuously:
ever since then.
- at any time:
Have you ever seen anything like it?
- in any possible case; by any chance; at all (often used to intensify or emphasize a phrase or an emotional reaction as surprise or impatience):
How did you ever manage to do it? If the band ever plays again, we will dance.
adjective
- South Midland and Southern U.S. every:
She rises early ever morning.
ever
/ ˈɛvə /
adverb
- at any time
have you ever seen it?
- by any chance; in any case
how did you ever find out?
- at all times; always
ever busy
- in any possible way or manner
come as fast as ever you can
- informal.(intensifier, in the phrases ever so, ever such, and ever such a )
ever such a waste
ever such bad luck
ever so good
- ever and again or ever and anon archaic.now and then; from time to time
- is he ever! slang.he displays the quality concerned in abundance
Word History and Origins
Origin of ever1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ever1
Idioms and Phrases
- ever and again, now and then; from time to time. Also Literary, ever and anon.
- ever so, to a great extent or degree; exceedingly:
They were ever so kind to me.
More idioms and phrases containing ever
In addition to the idiom beginning with ever , also see hardly ever ; live happily ever after .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Cooper is a guy that before I ever got to the Rams, Cooper was a pillar of the Rams and was somebody that when you think of the Rams, you think of Cooper Kupp.”
She starves herself and practices until she aches and bleeds, but nothing is ever quite enough, especially when a new foe transfers to Nina’s company and threatens her spot.
"The fentanyl and opioid epidemic is the worst I've ever seen. Fentanyl will get you so hooked that you have to get more. So they put it in everything."
Not once since Congress enacted Title IX in 1972 has the DOJ ever cut off funding for a violation.
In fact, it became more obvious than ever that his talents, such as they are, are completely useless in a crisis.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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