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al⋅ways
[awl-weyz, -weez] 
–adverb
| 1. | every time; on every occasion; without exception: He always works on Saturday. |
| 2. | all the time; continuously; uninterruptedly: There is always some pollution in the air. |
| 3. | forever: Will you always love me? |
| 4. | in any event; at any time; if necessary: She can always move back with her parents. |
Origin:
1200–50; ME alwayes, alleweyes, alles weis, gen. (denoting distribution; cf. once ) of all wei; alle- lost its gen. ending and was treated as a compounding element under influence of alle wey alway. See all, way, alway, -s 1
1200–50; ME alwayes, alleweyes, alles weis, gen. (denoting distribution; cf. once ) of all wei; alle- lost its gen. ending and was treated as a compounding element under influence of alle wey alway. See all, way, alway, -s 1
Synonyms:
1. regularly, invariably, consistently. 2, 3. perpetually, everlastingly, continuously. Both always and ever refer to uniform or perpetual continuance. Always often expresses or implies repetition as producing the uniformity or continuance: The sun always rises in the east. Ever implies an unchanging sameness throughout: Natural law is ever to be reckoned with.
1. regularly, invariably, consistently. 2, 3. perpetually, everlastingly, continuously. Both always and ever refer to uniform or perpetual continuance. Always often expresses or implies repetition as producing the uniformity or continuance: The sun always rises in the east. Ever implies an unchanging sameness throughout: Natural law is ever to be reckoned with.
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| al·ways (ôl'wāz, -wĭz, -wēz) adv.
[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
Al"ways\, adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.]1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same. Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. --Milton. 2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to sometimes or occasionally. He always rides a black galloway. --Bulwer.
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Language Translation for : Always
Spanish:
siempre,
German:
immer,
Japanese:
いつも
always
c.1350, compound of O.E. phrase ealne weg "always, quite, perpetually," lit. "all the way," with accusative of space or distance, though the oldest recorded usages refer to time. The adverbial genitive -s appeared c.1230 and is now the standard, though the variant alway survived into 1800s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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