al·ways (ôl w z, -w z, -w z)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. [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.] |
always [ˈɔːlweɪz -wɪz]
adv
1. without exception; on every occasion; every time he always arrives on time
2. continually; repeatedly
3. in any case you could always take a day off work
4. Informal for ever; without end our marriage is for always Also (archaic) alway
[C13 alles weiss, from Old English ealne weg, literally: all the way; see all, way]
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| 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" |
| 2. | always - without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time" | |
| 3. | always - without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" | |
| 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" |
always
adverb
1. habitually, regularly, every time, inevitably, consistently, invariably, aye (Scot.), perpetually, without exception, customarily, unfailingly, on every occasion, day in, day out Always lock your garage.
habitually hardly, rarely, seldom, once in a while, infrequently, on rare occasions, once in a blue moon, hardly ever, only now and then, scarcely ever
habitually hardly, rarely, seldom, once in a while, infrequently, on rare occasions, once in a blue moon, hardly ever, only now and then, scarcely ever
2. forever, ever, for keeps, eternally, for all time, evermore, for good and all (informal), till the cows come home (informal), everlastingly, till the end of time, till Doomsday We will always remember his generosity.
3. continually, constantly, all the time, forever, repeatedly, aye (Scot.), endlessly, persistently, eternally, perpetually, incessantly, interminably, unceasingly, everlastingly, in perpetuum (Latin) She was always moving things around.
4. as a last resort, in the end, whatever happens I could always go back into the Navy or something.
Translations
always [ˈɔːlweɪz] ADV → siempre
as always → como siempre
nearly always → casi siempre
he's always late → siempre llega tarde
he's always moaning → siempre está quejándose
you can always go by train → también puedes ir en tren
as always → como siempre
nearly always → casi siempre
he's always late → siempre llega tarde
he's always moaning → siempre está quejándose
you can always go by train → también puedes ir en tren
always [ˈɔːlweɪz] adv → toujours
She's always late → Elle est toujours en retard.
He's always moaning → Il est toujours en train de ronchonner.
you could always ...
You could always try again → Vous pouvez toujours réessayer.
always-on [ˌɔːlweɪzˈɒn] adj [internet connection] → permanent(e)
She's always late → Elle est toujours en retard.
He's always moaning → Il est toujours en train de ronchonner.
you could always ...
You could always try again → Vous pouvez toujours réessayer.
always-on [ˌɔːlweɪzˈɒn] adj [internet connection] → permanent(e)
always
adv
→ immer; (= constantly, repeatedly) → ständig, immer; he is always forgetting → er vergisst das immer or ständig; you can’t always expect to be forgiven → du kannst nicht immer (wieder) erwarten, dass man dir vergibt
we could always go by train/sell the house → wir könnten doch auch den Zug nehmen/könnten ja auch das Haus verkaufen; there’s always the possibility that … → es besteht immer noch die Möglichkeit, dass …; there’s always that to fall back on → wir können ja immer noch darauf zurückgreifen; you can always come along later → Sie können ja auch noch später kommen
always [ˈɔːlweɪz] adv → sempre
as always → come sempre
you can always go by train → puoi sempre prendere il treno
as always → come sempre
you can always go by train → puoi sempre prendere il treno
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 매번 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
always → دائما vždy altid immer πάντα siempre aina toujours uvijek sempre 常に 늘 altijd alltid zawsze sempre всегда alltid เสมอ her zaman luôn luôn 总是
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