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ever adverb [ ˈɛvə ]

• at any time.
• "nothing ever seemed to ruffle her"
Similar: at any time, at any point, on any occasion, under any circumstances, on any account, up till now, until now,
• at all times; always.
• "ever the man of action, he was impatient with intellectuals"
Similar: always, forever, at all times, eternally, until the end of time, until the twelfth of never, until the cows come home, until hell freezes over, until doomsday, continually, constantly, endlessly, perpetually, incessantly, unceasingly, unremittingly, repeatedly, recurrently,
Opposite: never,
• increasingly; constantly.
• "having to borrow ever larger sums"
• used for emphasis in questions expressing astonishment or outrage.
• "who ever heard of a grown man being frightened of the dark?"
Similar: at all, in any way, on earth,
Origin: Old English ǣfre, of unknown origin.

ever again

• at any time in the future.
• "I never have to set foot inside a classroom ever again"

ever again

• at any time in the future.
"I never have to set foot inside a classroom ever again"

ever and anon

• occasionally.
"ever and anon the stillness is rent by the scream of a gibbon"

ever since

• throughout the period since.
"she had lived alone ever since her husband died"

ever so

• very; very much.
"I am ever so grateful"

if ever there was

• an assertion that the person or thing referred to is a perfect or undoubted example of its kind.
"if ever there was a tablet perfect for kids this is it"

yours ever

• a formula used to end an informal letter, before the signature.



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