always

(ôl'wāz, -wĭz, -wēz)
adv.

1. At all times; invariably: always late.
2. For all time; forever: They will always be friends.
3. At any time; in any event: You can always resign if you're unhappy.

[Middle English alweis : alwei, always (from Old English ealne weg : ealne, accusative of eall, all; see all + weg, way) + -es, adv. suff.; see -s³.]

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Definition: forever; continually
Antonyms: at no time, never

IN BRIEF: All the time.

The truth is always the strongest argument. — Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek tragic playwright.

Tutor's tip: If you complete your task in "all ways" (totally), you will "always" (forever, every time) deserve a reward.

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• Periods of Time - always: (adv) forever; all the time

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Common misspelling(s) of always

• alwasy

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - altid, evig og altid

Nederlands (Dutch)
(voor) altijd, steeds, in elk geval

Français (French)
adv. - toujours, chaque fois, comme, pour, ou presque toujours

Deutsch (German)
adv. - immer, jederzeit, ständig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - πάντα, πάντοτε, διαρκώς, συνέχεια

Italiano (Italian)
sempre

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - sempre, perpetuamente, constantemente

Русский (Russian)
всегда, всякий раз, постоянно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - siempre

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - alltid, ständigt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
总是, 经常, 一再, 老是, 一直, 永远, 随时

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 總是, 經常, 一再, 老是, 一直, 永遠, 隨時

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 언제나

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - いつも, 常に, ずっと, いつまでも, いつでも

idioms:

• always excepting    除いて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) دائما, أبدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮תמיד‬

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