English[]
Etymology[]
From [[w:Middle English language|Middle English]][[Category:Middle English derivations|İf ever]], from [[w:Şablon:Ang language|Şablon:Ang]][[Category:Şablon:Ang derivations|İf ever]] [[æfre#Şablon:Ang|ǣfre]], originally a phrase whose first element undoubtedly consists of Old English [[a#Şablon:Ang|ā]] "ever, always" + [[in#Şablon:Ang|in]] "in" + an element possibly from [[feore#Şablon:Ang|fēore]] (nominative [[feorh#Şablon:Ang|feorh]]) "life, existence". Compare Old English [[a to feore#Şablon:Ang|ā tō fēore]] "ever in life", Old English [[feorhlif#Şablon:Ang|feorhlīf]] (“‘life’”).
Pronunciation[]
- (RP) IPA: /ˈɛvə/, Şablon:SAMPA
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɛvɚ/, Şablon:SAMPA
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- Rhymes: -ɛvə(r)
- Şablon:Hyphenation
Adverb[]
Şablon:En-adv
- Always
- It was ever thus.
- At any time.
- If that ever happens, we’re in deep trouble.
- He's back and better than ever.
- In any way
- How can I ever get there in time.
- Şablon:Non-gloss definition
- Was I ever glad to see you!
- Did I ever!
Translations[]
- Croatian: uvijek hr(hr)
- Dutch: altijd nl(nl)
- French: toujours fr(fr) e.
- German: immer de(de), stets de(de)
- Greek: [[πάντα#Yunanca|Şablon:Grek]] el(el), [[πάντοτε#Yunanca|Şablon:Grek]] el(el)
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- Norwegian: alltid no(no), evig no(no)
- Polish: zawsze pl(pl)
- Russian: всегда ru(ru) (vsegda)
- Spanish: siempre es(es)
- West Frisian: jimmer fy(fy)
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- Basque: [[inoiz#Şablon:Eu|inoiz]] eu(eu), [[noizbait#Şablon:Eu|noizbait]] eu(eu)
- Croatian: u svako vrijeme hr(hr)
- Dutch: ooit nl(nl)
- Finnish: ikinä fi(fi)
- German: jemals de(de), je de(de)
- Greek: [[ποτέ#Yunanca|Şablon:Grek]] el(el)
- Latin: umquam la(la)
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- Norwegian: alltid no(no), bestandig no(no)
- Polish: kiedykolwiek pl(pl)
- Russian: когда-либо ru(ru)
- Scottish Gaelic: riamh gd(gd)
- Spanish: alguna vez
- Swedish: någonsin sv(sv)
- West Frisian: ea fy(fy)
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Derived terms[]
Şablon:Rel-top
- e’er
- everchanging
- everlasting
- everloving
- evermind
- ever-present
- ever since
- ever smoker
- ever so
- every
- forever, for ever, for ever more
Şablon:Rel-mid
- for ever and ever, forever and ever
- happily ever after
- however
- never
- never ever
- whatever
- whatsoever
- whenever
- whichever
- whoever
Şablon:Rel-bottom
Adjective[]
Şablon:En-adj
- Şablon:Epidemiology Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.
- 1965, Reuben Hill, The family and population control: a Puerto Rican experiment in social change
- This family empathy measure is highly related to ever use of birth control but not to any measure of continuous use.
- 1965, Reuben Hill, The family and population control: a Puerto Rican experiment in social change
Statistics[]
- Şablon:Rank
Anagrams[]
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