ever
ever - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɛvə/
- (General American) IPA: /ˈɛvɚ/
- Hyphenation: ev‧er
Adverb
ever (not comparable)
- Always, frequently, forever.
- It was ever thus.
- Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration).
- People struggled to cope with the ever-increasing cost of living.
- 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.
- In any way.
- How can I ever get there in time?
- (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
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- as ever
- as ever trod shoe leather
- as ever trod shoe-leather
- e'er
- ever after
- ever and anon
- ever and ever
- ever since
- ever smoker
- ever so
- ever-burning
- ever-busy
- ever-damned
- ever-growing, evergrowing
- ever-loving
- ever-more
- ever-moving
- ever-present
- ever-smoker
- ever-varying
- ever-watchful
- everchanging, ever-changing
- evergreen
- everlasting
- everloving
- evershifting, ever-shifting
- every
- for ever
- for ever and ever
- for ever more
- forever and ever
- greatest story ever told
- happily ever after
- happy ever after
- if ever there was one
- never ever
- never ever have I
- never have I ever
- no good deed ever goes unpunished
- no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public
- no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people
- no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public
- nobody ever went broke underestimating the good taste of the American people
- nobody ever went broke underestimating the good taste of the American public
- nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people
- nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public
- nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people
- nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public
- said no one ever
- seldom or ever
- that ever walked on two legs
- what-so-ever
- yours ever
Translations
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Adjective
ever (not comparable)
- (epidemiology) Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.
Determiner
ever
- (dialectal and informal) Shortening of every
Anagrams
ever - Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈeː.vər/
- Hyphenation: ever
Noun
ever m (plural evers, diminutive evertje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Anagrams
ever - German
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɛvɐ/
Adverb
ever
- (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
Descendants
ever - Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
ever
- present of eve
Anagrams
ever - Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- evor (non-standard since 2012)
Noun
ever f