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- DictionaryAl·ways/ˈôlˌwāz/
adverb
- 1. at all times; on all occasions: "the sun always rises in the east"
- 2. as a last resort; failing all else: "if the marriage doesn't work out, we can always get divorced"
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if you say a person is always doing something, or something is always happening, you mean that they do it, or it happens, very often, and that this is annoying. She's always criticizing me. That phone's always ringing. Why are you always complaining about my cooking?
every time, or at all times: Diane is always so cheerful. I always walk to work. Fewer examples. I've always been afraid of heights. He's always been hard-working. My parents are always arguing about money. He's always shouting at the children. I've always been useless at sports.
Always definition: every time; on every occasion; without exception. See examples of ALWAYS used in a sentence.
every time, or at all times: Diane is always so cheerful. I always walk to work. Fewer examples. I've always been afraid of heights. He's always been hard-working. My parents are always arguing about money. He's always shouting at the children. I've always been useless at sports.
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always /ˈɑːlˌweɪz/ adverb
always
/ˈɑːlˌweɪz/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of ALWAYS
— used to say that something was expected because it always happens
•As always, dinner was delicious. [=dinner was delicious, as it always is]
•Your children, as always, were very well-behaved. [=your children were well-behaved, as they always are]
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Always can mean ‘on every occasion’, ‘forever’ or ‘very frequently’. In these meanings we use it with simple tense forms: She always brings me flowers when she comes to visit. I will always love you. Kenneth has always been called Kenny by his family. Always with continuous verb forms.
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