ever

ever - English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɛvə/
  • (General American) IPA: /ˈɛvɚ/
  • Hyphenation: ev‧er

Adverb

ever (not comparable)

  1. Always, frequently, forever.
    • It was ever thus.
  2. Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration).
    • People struggled to cope with the ever-increasing cost of living.
  3. At any time.
    • If that ever happens, we’re in deep trouble
    • He's back and better than ever.
    • We've only ever talked on the phone.
  4. In any way.
    • How can I ever get there in time?
  5. (informal) As intensifier following an interrogative word.
    • Was I ever glad to see you!
    • Did I ever!

Synonyms

  • (always): See forever
  • (at any time):
  • (in any way):
  • (intensifier): See the dickens

Antonyms

  • (always): See never

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Translations

Adjective

ever (not comparable)

  1. (epidemiology) Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.

Determiner

ever

  1. (dialectal and informal) Shortening of every

Anagrams

ever - Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈeː.vər/
  • Hyphenation: ever

Noun

ever m (plural evers, diminutive evertje n)

  1. wild boar, Sus scrofa

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ever - German

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɛvɐ/

Adverb

ever

  1. (colloquial, youth slang) ever (with superlative)
    • Synonym: aller Zeiten
    • Das war das geilste Konzert ever.
      • That was the greatest concert ever.

ever - Middle English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɛːvər/, /ˈɛvər/

Adverb

ever

  1. ever

Descendants

ever - Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ever

  1. present of eve

Anagrams

ever - Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • evor (non-standard since 2012)

Noun

ever f

  1. indefinite plural of eve
  2. indefinite plural of eva (non-standard since 2012)

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Meaning and Definition of ever
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