ALL meanings of always
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A a - adverb always If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred. 3
- adverb always If something is always the case, was always the case, or will always be the case, it is, was, or will be the case all the time, continuously. 3
- adverb always If you say that something is always happening, especially something which annoys you, you mean that it happens repeatedly. 3
- adverb always You use always in expressions such as can always or could always when you are making suggestions or suggesting an alternative approach or method. 3
- adverb always You can say that someone always was, for example, awkward or lucky to indicate that you are not surprised about what they are doing or have just done. 3
- adverb always without exception; on every occasion; every time 3
- adverb always continually; repeatedly 3
- adverb always in any case 3
- adverb always for ever; without end 3
- adverb always at all times; on all occasions; invariably 3
- adverb always all the time; continuously; forever 3
- adverb always at any time; whenever one wishes 3
- adverb always in every instance; with no exception 3
- noun always At all times; on all occasions. 1
- adverb always every time; on every occasion; without exception: He always works on Saturday. 1
- adverb always all the time; continuously; uninterruptedly: There is always some pollution in the air. 1
- adverb always forever: Will you always love me? 1
- adverb always in any event; at any time; if necessary: She can always move back with her parents. 1
- adverb always every time 1
- adverb always forever 1
- adverb always since forever 1
- adverb always continually 1
- adverb always if necessary 1
- adverb always At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually. 0
- adverb always Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly;—opposed to sometimes or occasionally. 0
- adverb always (Informal) In any event. 0