always

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UK /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ US /ˈɔləs/

adv 3

Collocations

ADJ.

abstract, contrary, enough, far, favorite, green, mysterious, outrageous

My favorite coffee shop is always busy on weekend mornings.

VERB + ALWAYS

airplanes, am, expect, like

I always expect the train to be late, but it arrived on time today.

ALWAYS + NOUN

characters, everything, freak, i'm, it'd, s, students, things

She's always been a bit of a freak about organizing her closet.

Definitions

adv

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

God is always the same.

Green has always been my favorite color. I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember.

Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).

In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime.

His liveries are black,—his carriage is black,—he always rides a black galloway,—and, faith, if he ever marry again, I think he will show his respect to the sainted Maria by marrying a black woman.

if necessary, or if there is no better option; in any event.

I thought I could always go back to work.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — at all times

ever
e'er

adverb — without interruption

adverb — without variation or change, in every case

constantly
invariably

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

the grass is always greener on the other side

The circumstances of others seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.

the grass is always greener

Alternative form of the grass is always greener on the other side.

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Alternative form of the grass is always greener on the other side.

a bad workman always blames his tools

It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them.

Never had ill workman good tools.

the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot

Synonym of the shoemaker's children go barefoot

Example Bank

God is always the same.

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Green has always been my favorite color. I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember.

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Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation.

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I am her always and she is my always and that’s the whole trouble. For two years I tried to make her pregnant.

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What we saw was cute-'n'-cuddly Willow, takin' care of her girl and spouting nauseating platitudes like "You're my always."

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“Same with me. I love Gideon. He’s my always, but as far as true friendships go,” she cleared her throat, “I’ve never met three people I click with better.”

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, always is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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