Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. At all times; invariably: always late.
- adv. For all time; forever: They will always be friends.
- adv. At any time; in any event: You can always resign if you're unhappy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- All the time; throughout all time; uninterruptedly; continually; perpetually; ever: as, God is always the same.
- Every time; at all recurring times; as often as occasion arises: as, he always comes home on Saturday.
Wiktionary
- adv. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually.
- adv. Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly;—opposed to sometimes or occasionally.
- adv. informal In any event.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually.
- adv. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to
sometimes oroccasionally .
WordNet 3.0
- adv. at any time or in any event
- adv. without variation or change, in every case
- adv. forever; throughout all time
- adv. at all times; all the time and on every occasion
- adv. without interruption
Etymologies
- Originally a genitive form of alway, from Middle English allwaye, alle wey, from Old English ealneġ, ealneweġ ("always, perpetually", literally "all the way"), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to al- (“all”) + way, or all + -ways. Cognate with Scots alwayis ("always"), Low German allerwegens ("very often", literally "all ways'"). More at all, way. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English alweis : alwei, always (from Old English ealne weg : ealne, accusative of eall, all; see all + weg, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots) + -es, adv. suff.; see -s3. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Starchy foods like rice, noodles and the like always *always* either remain stuck to the plate they were on or get washed off and end up drying to something else.”
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“This is something I know but always need to be reminded about: I *always* fall into the do-well/earn-money sector when I really want to be at want-to-do/earn-money!”
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“I've got to reveal a little bias towards Sheridan, as while I was doing the rounds of dancing competitions she was always there, everywhere from Cleethorpes to London, and she was *always* standing out.”
“You have to be on guard always about fish bought in the supermarkets..always I never venture near the fish counter in any markets...always refrozen etc.”
“But they all just stood and knelt around looking at me, as if it were up to me to know, to do, to be the resourceful man in all those films who always took the lead, always ”
“Always quarrelling, always quarrelling!" remarked Jackson, pointedly, towards the bystanders -- "_always_ quarrelling!”
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852
“Always quarrelling, always quarrelling!" iterated Jackson, but this time unheard by Mrs. Rogers -- "_always_, perpetually quarrelling!”
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“But then he _always_ breakfasted between twelve and three, or a little later on special occasions, and always dined at half past six, or thereabouts, taking two cups of strong coffee in bed every morning, though he never allowed himself but one, and died in the belief that he had never broken the pledge.”
“They always try to be good, always, _always_ -- the more fools they!”
“He was always tender-hearted, always merciful, and he _always_ forgave.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘always’.
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Words that are also movies
Unabashedly stolen from a comment made by courier12.
vertigo, serendipity, casablanca, psycho, jaws, fantasia, stagecoach, network, rocky, giant, platoon, unforgiven and 285 more...
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EN - Glasgow stop list
Words to be replaced by a paragraph mark if you are after terms and MWEs.
about, above, across, after, afterwards, again, against, all, almost, alone, along, already and 291 more...
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((Eye)) CBS = I See B.S.
Input limited to 30 seconds, so we needed to find cost-effective ways to become a part of your life. Uninvited houseguest technology: the link technique, thoughts as real estate. The full potential...
joy, dodge, ram, monster, coke, snuggle, gateway, ivory, life, subway, crunch, crest and 151 more...
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One word book titles
More popular books often have shorter titles. Here is a list of one word book titles
blink, Freakonomics, roots, sugar, banjo, rising, cane, crave, emotions, love, until, dune and 118 more...
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Big Tent
Universal quantifiers, totalizing pronouns and superlatives will save us ALL (and NONE)!
everyone, nobody, all, every, none, everybody, never, always, no one, nothing, nowhere, everywhere and 16 more...
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also
all so (true): everywhere, always and by all: Quod semper, quod ubique, quod ab omnibus
besides, too, be-all-sides, sic et non, as well, all will be well, plus, all around, more further, sides be, likewise, wise-like and 27 more...
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Time
Words related to time
time, occurrence, duration, schedule, calendar, period, continuance, event, before, until, since, after and 28 more...
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no little thing
it bothers me when i hear someone who have experienced something life changing use the phrase: now i appreciate the little things. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY LITTLE THINGS. everything is EXTRAOR...
letters, living, understand, narrow, behavior, personal, need, meant, untamed, world, soldier, 'cause and 241 more...
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Movies I've Seen
There's a jar I've been adding movie ticket stubs to since about age twelve. I am pleased to have a more accessible way of keeping track of the movies I've seen. Even if some are pretty embarrassin...
ghostbusters, amadeus, miller's crossing, no reservations, hoot, insomnia, master and commander, the matrix, o brother, where ..., night of the comet, the dark knight, tropic thunder and 489 more...
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zzyyxx's Words
plethora, drout, functional, rye, wring, doubt, cognative, weird, gnaw, surcease, rend, languish and 438 more...
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Words I Like
abide, sashay, microbial, scented, nature, amorphous, unknown, imagine, photogenic, soft, silken, history and 188 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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aparrish's Words
the, this, and, a, that, i, me, you, him, her, she, he and 96 more...
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dienekes's Words
chutzpah, lexicon, intrepid, pedagogical, schlemiel, schism, erudite, anathema, pugilist, jaunty, paradigm, automaton and 949 more...
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soul mate
soul mate, soul mates, soul, portishead, wounded, death, depression, hurt, the cure, pain, longing, rat and 424 more...
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The Old English Influence
Modern English words impacted by and descended from Old English.
a, aback, abaft, abide, about, above, abode, accursed, accurst, ache, acknowledge, acorn and 109 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for always.
Sigil "Cherelle?
Yes, Pebbs
Have you ever loved someone so much
That you feel it deep down in your soul?
Girl, I truly have
Well, this is how I feel about the one I love
Let's sing it together
Always" -Always by Pebbles Feb 18, 2011
Sigil "Always, I'll be with you
I'll be there for you, always, always and always
Just look over your shoulder
I'll be there, always"-Kala (Disney's Tarzan) Feb 18, 2011
Sigil "Always" -Shadrack (Sula by Toni Morrison") Feb 18, 2011
PossibleUnderscore “If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.�?
-Winnie the Pooh Jul 24, 2009
ramses The comfort of always and forever... May 4, 2007
lampbane "And I will love you, baby - always
And I'll be there forever and a day - always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and
The words dont rhyme
And I know when I die, youll be on my mind
And I'll love you - always" Jan 10, 2007