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[ adverb ] at any time
Synonyms Examples "did you ever smoke?" "the best con man of all time" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)Except for a rich friendship with the painter , Chauncey_Ryder who gave him the only professional instruction he ever had - and this was limited to a_few lessons , though the two artists often went on painting trips together - Roy developed his art by himself . (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)Despite generally good levels of income , we see greater price pressures than ever before - traveling back along the chain from consumer to distributor to manufacturer . (Sports Age, 24:9...)Camping is family fun , and it is helping more Americans see more of the country than they ever saw before . (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)Naturally no woman can ever completely monopolize the sexual initiative . (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)This is the story of his last tragic voyage , as_nearly_as we are able - or ever , probably , will be able - to determine : |
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[ adverb ] at all times; all the time and on every occasion
Examples "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" Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)The slave is owner , And ever was . (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)This rather detached attitude toward life 's encumbrances has seemed to be the dominant trait in Mercer 's personality ever since . (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)Actually , she had hated him before she ever saw him . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] (intensifier for adjectives) very
Synonyms Examples "she was ever so friendly" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)It is not through space nor time that the time_machine most approved by science_fiction must travel for a visit to the permanent prehistoric past , or the ever existent past fantasy future . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)These local variations were to become ever sharper in the next century and a half . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Then , as their grokking made them ever closer and Mike felt himself almost ready to discorporate her voice called him back : `` Oh ! Related terms |
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