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ev⋅er

  [ev-er]
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–adverb
1. at all times; always: an ever-present danger; He is ever ready to find fault.
2. continuously: ever since then.
3. at any time: Have you ever seen anything like it?
4. 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.
–adjective
5. South Midland and Southern U.S. every: She rises early ever morning.
—Idioms
6. 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:
bef. 1000; ME; OE ǣfre

Synonyms:
1. eternally, perpetually, constantly. See always.

Antonyms:
1. never.
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ev·er   (ěv'ər)   
adv.  

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

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

    2. 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!


[Middle English, from Old English ǣfre; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

ever 
O.E. æfre, no cognates in any other Gmc. language; perhaps a contraction of a in feore, lit. "ever in life" (the expression a to fore is common in O.E. writings). First element is almost certainly related to O.E. a "always, ever," from P.Gmc. *aiwo, from PIE *aiw- "vital force, life, long life, eternity." Evermore is O.E. æfre ma; in ref. to trees and shrubs, evergreen is from 1644, figurative sense from 1796; Everglades is from 1827, U.S., perhaps from sense of "interminable."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

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.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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