always

al·ways  (ôlwz, -wz, -wz)

adv.

1. At all times; invariably: always late.

2. For all time; forever: They will always be friends.

3. At any time; in any event: You can always resign if you're unhappy.

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[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.]

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always

Adverb

1. without exception: she was always at the top of her form in school work

2. continually: you're always shouting or whining

3. in any case: they're all adults, they can always say no [Old English ealne weg all the way]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	always - 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" e'er, ever
	2.	always - without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time" constantly, invariably
	3.	always - without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" constantly, incessantly, perpetually, forever
	4.	always - at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"
	5.	always - forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"

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always

adverb 1. habitually, regularly, every time, inevitably, consistently, invariably, aye Scot. perpetually, without exception, customarily, unfailingly, on every occasion, day in, day out << OPPOSITE seldom

adverb 2. forever, for keeps, eternally, for all time, evermore, till the cows come home (informal) till Doomsday

adverb 3. continually, constantly, all the time, forever, repeatedly, aye Scot. endlessly, persistently, eternally, perpetually, incessantly, interminably, unceasingly, everlastingly, in perpetuum (Latin)

Translations

always [ˈɔːlweɪz] adv → siempre

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always [ˈɔːlweɪz] adv → toujours

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always [ˈɔːlweɪz] adv → immer;

we can always ... (if all else fails) → wir können ja auch ...

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always [ˈɔːlweɪz] adv → sempre

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always

adv always [ˈoːlweiz]

1 at all times I always work hard; I'll always remember her. altyd دائِمَاً винаги vždy, stále altid immer πάντα siempre alati همیشه aina toujours תָּמִיד हमेशा uvijek mindig selalu ætíð sempre いつも 항상 visada vienmēr; arvien selalu altijd alltid zawsze sempre întot­dea­una всегда vždy zmeraj uvek alltid เสมอ hep, daima, her zaman 永遠 завжди ہر وقت ، ہمیشہ luôn luôn 永远

2 continually or repeatedly He is always making mistakes. gedurig بِصُورَة دَائِمَة وَمُتَكَرِّرَة всякога trvale, pořád altid immer,stets επανειλημμένα, συνεχώς siempre, constantemente ühtelugu پیوسته؛ دائماً jatkuvasti constamment, sans arrêt כָּל הַזמַן हमेशा neprestano állandóan terus-menerus sífellt sempre たえず 언제든지 nuolat, visada vienmēr; arvien kerap altijd alltid, støtt zawsze sempre (în)continuu, fără întreru­pere постоянно stále, ustavične nenehno neprestano alltid, ständigt เป็นประจำ hep, daima, her zaman 一直 весь час مسلسل ، لگا تار lúc nào cũng 一直