ever

ev·er

 (ĕv′ər)

adv.

1. At all times; always: ever hoping to strike it rich.

2.

a. At any time: Have you ever been to Europe?

b. In any way; at all: How did they ever manage? See Usage Note at rarely.

3. To a great extent or degree. Used for emphasis, often with so: He was ever so sorry. Was she ever mad!

Idioms:

ever and again/anon

Now and then; occasionally.

for ever and a day

Always; forever.

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[Middle English, from Old English ǣfre; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

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ever

(ˈɛvə)

adv

1. at any time: have you ever seen it?.

2. by any chance; in any case: how did you ever find out?.

3. at all times; always: ever busy.

4. in any possible way or manner: come as fast as ever you can.

5. informal chiefly Brit (intensifier, in the phrases ever so, ever such, and ever such a): ever so good; ever such bad luck; ever such a waste.

6. ever and again ever and anon archaic now and then; from time to time

7. is he ever! esp slang US and Canadian he displays the quality concerned in abundance

[Old English ǣfre, of uncertain origin]

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ev•er

(ˈɛv ər)

adv.

1. at any time: Did you ever go skiing?

2. at all times; always: an ever-present danger.

3. continuously: ever since then.

4. in any possible case; by any chance; at all: How did you ever manage?

Idioms:

1. ever and again or anon, now and then.

2. ever so, very: I'm ever so sorry.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfre]

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ever

1. 'ever'

Ever is used in negative sentences, questions, and comparisons to mean 'at any time in the past' or 'at any time in the future'.

Neither of us had ever skied.

I don't think I'll ever be homesick here.

Have you ever played football?

I'm happier than I've ever been.

2. 'yet'

Don't use ever in questions or negative sentences to ask whether an expected event has happened, or to say that it has not happened so far. Don't say, for example, 'Has the taxi arrived ever?' or 'The taxi has not arrived ever'. The word you use is yet.

Have you had your lunch yet?

It isn't dark yet.

See yet

3. 'always'

Don't use ever in positive sentences to say that there was never a time when something was not true. Don't say, for example, 'I've ever been happy here'. Use always.

She was always in a hurry.

Talking to Harold always cheered her up.

See always

4. 'still'

Don't use ever to say that something is continuing to happen. Don't say, for example, 'When we left, it was ever raining'. Use still.

Unemployment is still falling.

I'm still a student.

See still

5. 'ever since'

If something has been true ever since a particular time, it has been true all the time from then until now.

'How long have you lived here?' – 'Ever since I was married.'

We have been good friends ever since.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	ever - at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all time" of all time
	2.	ever - at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy" always, e'er ne'er, never - not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"
	3.	ever - (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly" ever so intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

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ever

adverb

1. at any time, at all, in any case, at any point, by any chance, on any occasion, at any period, evr (S.M.S.) Don't you ever talk to me like that again!

2. always, for ever, at all times, relentlessly, eternally, evermore, unceasingly, to the end of time, everlastingly, unendingly, aye (Scot.), evr (S.M.S.) Mother, ever the peacemaker, told us to stop fighting.

3. constantly, continually, endlessly, perpetually, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly, evr (S.M.S.) They grew ever further apart as time went on.

ever so very, highly, greatly, really, deeply, particularly, truly, extremely, absolutely, terribly, remarkably, unusually, jolly (Brit.), wonderfully, profoundly, awfully (informal), exceedingly, excessively, noticeably, superlatively, uncommonly, surpassingly She's ever so kind.

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Translations

أَبَداًأي مَرَّه، أبَدادائِماللتَّوْكيد

vůbec někdy

nogensindepokkervirkeligi al verdenlige siden

jemalssonstimmerje

ποτέπάνταπάντοτε

alguna vezjamásnuncasiempre

ikinäkoskaan

jamaistoujoursjadis

ikada

valaha

alltaf, ætíîmjög, ákafleganokkurn tíma

maiper che diamine serve?semprea malapenache diamine

今までに

이제까지

umquam

amžinai žaliuojantisamžinai žaliuojantis medisvisvisžalis

arvienever aftergangandrīz nekadhardly ever

ooitaltijd

noensinnealdrialltidbestandigevig

kiedykolwiekzawsze

sempre

всегдакогда-либокогда-нибудьв любое время

až do smrtivlastne

någonsin

ตลอด

Allah aşkınaçokdaimahephiç

bao giờ

一直到底在任何时候曾经

ever

[ˈevəʳ] ADV

1. (= always) → siempre
ever after → desde entonces
they lived happily ever after → vivieron felices
as ever → como siempre; (ending letter) → un abrazo ...
for ever (= always) → siempre
for ever and ever; for ever and a day → por siempre jamás; (= until end of time) → para siempre
ever ready → siempre dispuesto
ever since (as adv) → desde entonces; (as conj) → desde que
yours ever (ending letter) → un abrazo ...

2. (= at any time) all she ever does is make jam → se pasa la vida haciendo mermelada
if you ever go there → si vas allí alguna vez
nothing ever happens → nunca pasa nada
we haven't ever tried it → nunca lo hemos probado
did you ever find it? → ¿lo encontraste por fin?
did you ever meet him? → ¿llegaste a conocerlo?
have you ever been there? → ¿has estado allí alguna vez?
better than ever → mejor que nunca
hardly ever → casi nunca
seldom, if ever → rara vez o nunca
now, if ever, is the time or moment to → ahora o nunca es el momento de ...
he's a liar if ever there was one → él sí que es un mentiroso
a nice man, if ever I saw one → hombre simpático donde los haya or si los hay
more than ever → más que nunca
more beautiful than ever → más hermoso que nunca
did you ever? → ¡habráse visto!

3. (used as intensifier) is it ever big! (US) → ¡qué grande es!, ¡si vieras lo grande que es!
as if I ever would! → ¿me crees capaz de hacer algo semejante?
as soon as ever you can → lo antes or lo más pronto posible
before ever you were born → antes de que nacieras
never ever → (nunca) jamás
ever so (esp Brit) → muy
it's ever so cold → hace un frío terrible
we're ever so grateful → estamos muy agradecidos
ever so many things → tantísimas cosas, la mar de cosas
ever so much → mucho, muchísimo
he's ever so nice → es simpatiquísimo
why ever did you do it? → ¿por qué demonios lo hiciste?
why ever not? → ¿y por qué no?

4. (after superl) it's the best ever → jamás ha habido mejor
the coldest night ever → la noche más fría que nunca hemos tenido

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ever

[ˈɛvə^r]

adv

(in questions) → déjà
Have you ever been to Germany? → Est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Allemagne?
Have you ever seen her? → Vous l'avez déjà vue?

(in negative statements) → jamais
I haven't ever done that → Je ne l'ai jamais fait.
hardly ever → ne ... presque jamais

(= at any time) → jamais
for the first time ever → pour la première fois
the best ever → le meilleur qui soit
the best I've ever seen → le meilleur que j'aie jamais vu
better than ever adv → mieux que jamais; adj → meilleur(e) que jamais

(= always) → toujours
All he ever does is complain → Il ne fait que se plaindre., Il est tout le temps à se plaindre.
as ever → comme toujours
yours ever, ever yours (British) (old-fashioned) → amicalement vôtre
for ever → pour toujours

ever since prep → depuis; adv → depuis; conj → depuis que
ever since I met him → depuis que je l'ai rencontré
We have been friends ever since
BUT Nous sommes amis depuis ce moment-là.
ever since then → depuis ce moment-là

(emphatic) (British) ever so (+ adjective) (= extremely) → vraiment
ever so pretty → vraiment joli(e), joli(e) comme tout
ever so much → vraiment beaucoup
I like him ever so much → Je l'aime vraiment beaucoup.
thank you ever so much → merci mille fois
ever such a
He's ever such a good dancer → Il est tellement bon danseur.

(expressing puzzlement) why ever not? → pourquoi donc?
who ever → qui donc
Who ever would do such a thing? → Qui donc pourrait faire une chose pareille?

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ever

adv

→ je(mals); not ever → nie; nothing ever happens → es passiert nie etwas; it hardly ever snows here → hier schneit es kaum (jemals); if I ever catch you doing that again → wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische; if you ever see her → wenn Sie sie je sehen sollten; seldom, if ever → selten, wenn überhaupt; he’s a rascal if ever there was one → er ist ein richtiggehender kleiner Halunke; as if I ever would → als ob ich das jemals täte; don’t you ever say that again! → sag das ja nie mehr!; neither of us had ever ridden a horse → keiner von uns war schon jemals geritten; have you ever been to Glasgow? → bist du schon einmal in Glasgow gewesen?; have you ever known him tell a lie? → haben Sie ihn (schon) jemals lügen hören?; did you ever see or have you ever seen anything so strange? → hast du schon jemals so etwas Merkwürdiges gesehen?; more beautiful than ever (before) → schöner denn je (zuvor); the best soup I have ever tasted → die beste Suppe, die ich je(mals) gekostet habe; the first … ever → der etc allererste …; the first man ever to walk on the moon → der erste Mensch, der je(mals) den Mond betrat; I’ll never, ever forgive myself → das werde ich mir nie im Leben verzeihen

(= at all times) ever since I was a boy → seit ich ein Junge war; ever since I have lived here … → seitdem ich hier lebe …; ever since (then) → seit der Zeit, seitdem; for ever → für immer, für alle Zeit(en); it seemed to go on for ever (and ever) → es schien ewig zu dauern; for ever and a day → für alle Zeiten, ewig und drei Tage (inf); ever increasing power → ständig wachsende Macht; an ever present feeling → ein ständiges Gefühl; he was ever the troublemaker → er war ein ewiger Unruhestifter; all she ever does is complain → sie tut nichts anderes als sich ständig zu beschweren

(intensive) be he ever so charming → wenn er auch noch so liebenswürdig ist, sei er auch noch so liebenswürdig; come as quickly as ever you can → komm so schnell du nur kannst; she’s the best grandmother ever → sie ist die beste Großmutter, die es gibt; did you ever! (inf) → also so was!

what ever shall we do? → was sollen wir bloß machen?; when ever will they come? → wann kommen sie denn bloß or endlich?; why ever not? → warum denn bloß nicht? ? whatever, whereveretc

(inf) ever so/such → unheimlich; ever so slightly drunk → ein ganz klein wenig betrunken; he’s ever such a nice man → er ist ein ungemein netter Mensch; I am ever so sorry → es tut mir schrecklich leid; thank you ever so much → ganz herzlichen Dank

(old, = always) → allzeit (old, liter)

(in letters) yours ever or ever yours, Wendy → viele Grüße, Ihre Wendy

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ever

[ˈɛvəʳ] adv

a. (always) → sempre
ever ready → sempre pronto/a
ever since (then) they have been very careful → da allora in poi sono stati molto prudenti
ever since I've known him → sin da quando lo conosco
with ever increasing frequency → con sempre maggior frequenza
they lived happily ever after → e vissero per sempre felici e contenti
as ever → come sempre
for ever → per sempre
they are for ever fighting → litigano di continuo
yours ever (Brit) (in letters) → sempre tuo/a

b. (at any time) → mai
hardly ever → quasi mai
nothing ever happens → non succede mai nulla
if you ever go there → se ti capita di andarci
did you ever meet him? → l'hai mai incontrato?
have you ever been there? → ci sei mai stato?
we haven't ever tried it → non l'abbiamo mai provato
more handsome than ever → più bello che mai
now if ever is the time or moment to ... → ora o mai più è il momento di...
the best ever → il/la migliore che ci sia mai stato/a
the best film ever → il miglior film che si sia mai visto
he's a liar if ever there was one → se c'è un bugiardo al mondo quello è lui

c. (emphasizing) as soon as ever you can → al più presto possibile
why ever did you do it? → perché mai l'hai fatto?
why ever not? → ma perché no?
never ever → mai e poi mai
ever so pretty → così bello/a
he's ever so strong → è fortissimo
ever so slightly drunk → leggermente sbronzo
we're ever so grateful → siamo estremamente grati
thank you ever so much → grazie mille
as if I ever would! → non sia mai detto!

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ever

(ˈevə) adverb

1. at any time. Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen. ooit أي مَرَّه، أبَدا винаги nunca/alguma vez někdy; nikdy; kdy jemals nogensinde ποτέnunca, jamás kunagi تاکنون؛ هرگز koskaan jamais אֵי פַּעַם कभी, किसी समय ikad, išta valaha, egyszer pernah nokkurn tíma mai いつか 언제나 kada nors gandrīz nekad pernah ooitnoensinne, noen gang, aldrikiedykolwiek هيڅكله nunca/alguma vez vreodată когда-нибудь niekedy; nikdy; kedy (sploh) kdaj ikada någonsin, någon gång เคย hiç 在任何時候 коли-небудь, будь-коли کسی بھی وقت vào bất cứ lúc nào 在任何时候

2. always; continually. They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby. altyd دائِما за винаги sempre stále; ještě když immer lige siden πάντοτεsiempre üha همیشه؛ همواره aina toujours; depuisלעולם सदैव uvijek mindig selalu alltaf, ætíð sempre いつも 항상 visą laiką kopš tā laika selalu altijd alltid, stadig cały czas تل، همیشه sempre mereu с тех (самых) пор až do smrti; odvtedy vedno od för evigt, i alla sina dagar, alltsedan ตลอด daima, hep 一直 завжди ہمیشہ luôn luôn; liên tục 一直

3. used for emphasis. The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do? baie للتَّوْكيد изплзва се за подсилване (not used in Portuguese – não usado em português) moc; vlastně immer, sonst virkelig; i al verden; pokker πολύ nii, pagana pihta برای تاکید بکار می رود ihmeessä comme tout; bienבכלל बल, जोर महत्व uvijek, uopće (nyomatékként) sebagai tekanan dalam kalimat mjög, ákaflega tanto; diamine とても, いったい (so, such를 강조하여) 몹시, 대단히 gi tik; gan sungguh ergveldig, svært تاکید لپاره استعمالیږی IMPOSSIBLE! очень; же veľmi; vlastne tako; sploh sad himla, jätte-, i all världen อย่างยิ่ง çok; Allah aşkına 到底 надає підсилювального відтінку словам why, where та ін. بطور حرف تاکید (để nhấn mạnh 到底

ever-

always; continually. the ever-increasing traffic. altoos, tog دائِم، مُسْتَمِر постоянно- sempre stále ständig stadigt; til stadighed διαρκώς, ολοέναsiempre üha پیوسته jatkuvasti toujoursתמיד हमेशा stalno, neprestano egyre selalu sífellt, stöðugt sempre 常に－ 항상 vis, nuolat mūžam- berterusan steedsalltid-, stadigciągle پرله پسې sempre în permanenţă постоянно stále stalno koji se stalno- allt (ständigt) större ตลอด sürekli 不斷…(前綴) постійно- ہمیشہ luôn luôn; liên tục 不断…（前缀）

ˈevergreen adjective

(of trees etc) having green leaves all the year round. Holly is evergreen. immergroen, bladhoudend دائِم الخُضْرَه вечно зелен perene stále zelený immergrün stedsegrøn αειθαλήςde hoja perenne igihaljas همیشه سبز ikivihreä à feuilles persistantes יָרוֹק-עָד सदाबहार zimzeleno örökzöld pohon yang selalu berdaun hijau sígrænn sempreverde 常緑の 상록의 amžinai žaliuojantis, visžalis (par augiem) mūžzaļš pohon yang selalu berdahan hijau altijdgroeneviggrønn zielony przez cały rok, zimozielony تل زرغون، تل شین sempre verde/hífen? peren вечнозелёный vždyzelený zimzelen zimzelen vintergrön, ständigt grön ซึ่งเขียวชอุ่มตลอดปี yapraklarını dökmeyen 常青的 вічнозелений سدابہار cây thường xanh 常青的

noun

an evergreen tree. Firs and pines are evergreens. meerjarig شَجَرَه دائِمَة الخُضْرَه вечно зелено дърво perene neopadavý jehličnan immergrüne Pflanze det at være stedsegrøn το αειθαλές (φυτό) árbol de hoja perenne igihaljas puu درخت همیشه سبز ikivihreä arbre à feuilles persistantes יָרוֹק-עָד सदाबहार zimzeleno drvo örökzöld (fa) tusam sígrænt tré sempreverde 常緑樹 상록수 amžinai žaliuojantis medis mūžzaļš augs pokok hijau altijdgroene boom eviggrønt tre, eviggrønn plante drzewa i krzewy zielone przez cały rok هغه ونه چی تل شین وی sempre verde/hífen? plantă perenă вечнозелёное растение neopadavý ihličnatý strom zimzelen zimzeleno drveće vintergrön[t] växt (buske, träd) ต้นไม้ที่เขียวชอุ่มตลอดปี yapraklarını dökmeyen ağaç/bitki 常青樹 вічнозелена рослина کوئی سدابہار درخت cây thường xanh 常青树

everˈlasting adjective

endless; continual; unchanging. I'm tired of your everlasting grumbles; everlasting life/flowers. ewigheid, kanniedood أبدي، مُسْتَمِر безкраен perpétuo neustálý; trvalý immerwährend evig; evindelig αιώνιος, αέναοςeterno, perpetuo igavene همیشگی؛ بی پایان loputon continuel; immortelנצחי अनन्त, चिरस्थायी vječan, neprestan, trajan örökös; örökkévaló kekal ævarandi, eilífur eterno, immortale 果てしない 영원한 amžinas, nuolatinis mūžīgs; nemitīgs terus menerus eeuwigdurendevig, evinnelig, uforanderlignieustanny, wieczny تل پايدونكى، ابدى، ټينګ perpétuo veşnic вечный večný, trvalý večen večan evig, evinnerlig, evighets ตลอดกาล ölmez, ölümsüz 永久的，持續的，經久不變的 вічний; нескінченний ابدی vĩnh viễn 永久的，经久不变的

ˌeverˈlastingly adverb

ewigdurend بصورَةٍ دائِمَه، لا يَنْقَطِع безкрайно perpetuamente věčně immerwährend evigt; evindeligt αιώνιαeternamente igavesti بطور دائم؛ بطور ابدی loputtomasti éternellementלנצח सदाबहार रूप से vječno, neprestano, trajno örökkévalóan secara kekal ævinlega, eilíflega eternamente 果てしなく 영원하게 amžinai mūžīgi; nemitīgi dengan terus menerus eeuwigdurendi all evighet, evinnelig, uforanderligwiecznie په ابدى تو ګه، دتل لپاره perpetuamente veşnic вечно; навеки večne večno večno evigt อย่างไม่สิ้นสุด ebediyen, daima 永久地，持續地，經久不變地 вічно; нескінченно دائماً một cách liên miên 永久地，经久不变地

ˌeverˈmore adverb

for all time. He said that he would love her (for) evermore. vir altyd, ewig إلى الأبَد за винаги para sempre navěky immerfort for altid; evigt; i al evighed παντοτινάpara siempre igavesti همیشه؛ تا ابد ainaisesti à tout jamaisלנצח सदैव के लिए uvijek, vječno örökké selamanya að eilífu per sempre 常に 언제나 visada mūžīgi; uz visiem laikiem selamanya altijd i all evighet, for evigna zawsze تل، د تل لپاره para sempre veşnic всегда; вечно naveky, neprestajne vekomaj neprestano evigt, beständigt ตลอดไป sonsuza kadar, ebediyen 永遠 навіки; назавжди سدا کے لۓ mãi mãi 永远

for ever / forˈever adverb

1. continually. He was forever looking at this watch. gedurig باسْتِمرار винаги continuamente/sempre neustále immer wieder hele tiden συνεχώςcontinuamente pidevalt بطور پیوسته؛ دائم jatkuvasti continuellementלנצח सदा के लिए neprestano, stalno örökké terus-menerus stögugt, alltaf sempre いつも 끊임없이 amžinai nemitīgi selamanya steedsalltidnieustannie تل، پر له پسی continuamente/sempre în perma­nenţă, continuu беспрестанно neustále stalno sve vreme jämt [och ständigt] ตลอด durmaksızın, hep 不斷地 завжди ہمیشہ کے لۓ liên tục 不断地

2. for all time. I'll love you for ever (and ever). vir altyd إلى الأبَد за винаги para sempre věčně für immer for altid; evigt; i al evighed για πάντα para siempre igavesti همیشه ikuisesti pour toujoursלנצח נצחים सदा के लिए zauvijek mindörökké selamanya alltaf að eilífu per sempre 永久に 영원히 amžinai uz visiem laikiem; mūžīgi setiap masa voor altijd for alltid/evig, i evighet na wieki تل لپاره para sempre veşnic, pentru totdeauna всегда; вечно večne za vselej zauvek för evigt ตลอดไป ebediyen 永遠 назавжди ہمیشہ ہمیشہ mãi mãi 永远

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ever

→ أَبَداً vůbec někdy nogensinde jemals ποτέ alguna vez koskaan jamais ikada mai 今までに 이제까지 ooit noensinne kiedykolwiek sempre всегда någonsin ตลอด şimdiye kadarki bao giờ 曾经

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ever

adv. siempre;

for ___ and ___ → por ___ jamás;

hardly ___ → casi nunca;

___ since → desde entonces, desde que.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Have you ever been to ...? → هَلْ ذَهَبْتَ إِلَى … → Byl jste už někdy v ...? → Har du nogensinde været i ...? → Waren Sie schon einmal in ...? → Έχεις πάει ποτέ στο ...; → ¿Ha estado alguna vez en ...? → Oletteko koskaan ollut ...ssa? → Êtes-vous déjà allé à … ? → Jeste li ikada bili u ... → È mai stato a ...? → ･･･へ行ったことはおありですか？ → ...에 가 보신 적 있어요? → Bent u wel eens in ... geweest? → Har du noen gang vært i .? → Czy był Pankiedykolwiek w ...? → O senhor já foi para ...? → Вы когда-нибудь были в …? → Har ni varit i ...? → คุณเคยไปที่….ไหม? → ... a hiç gittiniz mi? → Bạn đã bao giờ đến … chưa? → 您去过...吗？

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