Always - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Always :  ad(verb)
1: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: ever, e'er] [ant: never]
2: seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing" [syn: forever]
3: at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"
4: forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Always : \Al"ways\, adv. [All _ way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.] 1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.

Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. --Milton.

2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to sometimes or occasionally.

He always rides a black galloway. --Bulwer.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a], [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L. aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va course. ?,?. Cf. Age, v., Either, a., Or, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.

For his mercies aye endure. --Milton.

For aye, always; forever; eternally.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Always

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