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adverb
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at all times; always: an ever-present danger; He is ever ready to find fault.
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continuously: ever since then.
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at any time: Have you ever seen anything like it?
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in any possible case; by any chance; at all (often used to intensify or emphasize a phrase or an emotional reaction as surprise or impatience): How did you ever manage to do it? If the band ever plays again, we will dance.
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South Midland and Southern U.S. every: She rises early ever morning.
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Ever and again
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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ever and again, now and then; from time to time. Also, Literary, ever and anon.
7.
ever so, to a great extent or degree; exceedingly: They were ever so kind to me.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfre
before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfre
Antonyms
1. never.
1. never.
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ever and again
Now and then, occasionally. For example, We visit her ever and again. This phrase has largely replaced the earlier ever and anon, dating from the late 1500s, but is less common than every now and then. [Late 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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