Definitions for Ever
ˈɛv ərev·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ever, of all timeadverb

   at any time

   "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all time"

2. always, ever, e'eradverb

   at all times; all the time and on every occasion

   "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"

3. ever, ever soadverb

   (intensifier for adjectives) very

   "she was ever so friendly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. everadverb

   Always

   It was ever thus.

2. everadverb

   At any time.

3. everadverb

   In any way

   How can I ever get there in time?

4. everadjective

   Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Everadverb

   Etymology: æfre, Saxon.

   1. At any time.

   Men know by this time, if ever they will know, whether it be good or evil which hath been so long retained. Richard Hooker.

   If thou hast that, which I have greater reason to believe now than ever, I mean valour, this might shew it. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   You serve a master who is as free from the envy of friends, as ever any king was. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   So few translations deserve praise, that I scarce ever saw any which deserved pardon. John Denham.

   The most sensual man that ever was in the world, never felt so delicious a pleasure as a clear conscience. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   By repeating any such idea of any length of time, as of a minute, a year, or an age, as often as we will in our own thoughts, and adding them to one another, without ever coming to the end of such addition, we come by the idea of eternity. John Locke.

   2. At all times; always; without end.

   God hath had ever, and ever shall have, some church visible upon the earth. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 1.

   I see things may serve long, but not serve ever. William Shakespeare.

   Riches endless is as poor as Winter,
   To him that ever fears he shall be poor. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Blinded greatness, ever in turmoil,
   Still seeking happy life, makes life a toil. Samuel Daniel, Civ. War.

   There under ebon shades, and low-brow’d rocks,
   In dark cimmerian desart ever dwell. John Milton.

   The inclinations of the people must ever have a great influence. William Temple.

   He shall ever love, and always be
   The subject of my scorn and cruelty. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

   Mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature, though every thing is altered. John Dryden, Fables, Pref.

   Ever since that time Lisander has been at the house. Tatler.

   Immortal Vida! on whose honour’d brow
   The poet’s bays and critick’s ivy grow,
   Cremona now shall ever boast thy name,
   As next in place to Mantua, next in fame. Alexander Pope, Essays.

   3. For ever; eternally; to perpetuity.

   Men are like a company of poor insects, whereof some are bees, delighted with flowers and their sweetness; others beetles, delighted with other kinds of viands; which, having enjoyed for a season, they cease to be, and exist no more for ever. John Locke.

   We’ll to the temple: there you’ll find your son;
   And there be crown’d, or give him up for ever. Ambrose Philips.

   4. It is sometimes reduplicated.

   For ever, and for ever, farewel, Cassius. William Shakespeare.

   I know a lord who values no lease, though for a thousand years, nor any estate that is not for ever and ever. William Temple.

   The meeting points the fatal lock dissever
   From the fair head, for ever and for ever. Alexander Pope.

   5. At one time, as, ever and anon: that is, at one time and another; now and then.

   So long as Guyon with her communed,
   Unto the ground she cast her modest eye;
   And ever and anon, with rosy red,
   The bashful blood her snowy cheeks did dye. Fairy Queen.

   The fat ones would be ever and anon making sport with the lean, and calling them starvelings. Roger L'Estrange.

   He lay stretch’d along,
   And ever and anon a silent tear
   Stole down and trickled from his hoary beard. Dryden.

   6. In any degree.

   Let no man fear that harmful creature ever the less, because he sees the apostle safe from that poison. Joseph Hall.

   For a mine undiscovered, neither the owner of the ground or any body else are ever the richer. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

   It suffices to the unity of any idea, that it be considered as one representation or picture, though made up of ever so many particulars. John Locke.

   There must be somewhere such a rank as man;
   And all the question, wrangle e’er so long,
   Is only this, if God has plac’d him wrong. Alexander Pope, Essays.

   7. A word of enforcement, or aggravation. As soon as ever he had done it; that is, immediately after he had done it. In this sense it is scarcely used but in familiar language.

   That ever this fellow should have fewer words than a parrot, and yet the son of a woman. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. 1.

   They brake all their bones in pieces, or ever they came at the bottom of the den. Dan. iv. 24.

   That purse in your hand, as a twin brother, is as like him as ever he can look. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   As soon as e’er the bird is dead,
   Opening again, he lays his claim
   To half the profit, half the fame. Matthew Prior.

   The title of duke had been sunk in the family ever since the attainder of the great duke of Suffolk. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   8. Ever A. Any: [as ever y, that is, ever ich or ever each is each one, all.] This word is still retained in the Scottish dialect.

   I am old, I am old.
   —— I love thee better than I love e’er a scurvy young boy of them all. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

   9. It is often contracted into e’er.10. It is much used in composition in the sense of always: as, evergreen, green throughout the year; everduring, enduring without end. It is added almost arbitrarily to neutral participles and adjectives, and will be sufficiently explained by the following instances.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ever

   Ever is an adverb that refers to an indefinite or continuous span of time, encompassing the past, present, and future. It indicates perpetuity, meaning something has happened, is happening, or will happen at any time throughout history or in the future. It emphasizes the timeless nature of an action or condition, extending without limit.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Everadverb

   at any time; at any period or point of time

2. Everadverb

   at all times; through all time; always; forever

3. Everadverb

   without cessation; continually

4. Etymology: [OE. ever, fre, AS. fre; perh. akin to AS. always. Cf. Aye, Age,Evry, Never.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ever

   ev′ėr, adv. always: eternally: at any time: at all times: continually: in any degree.—n. Ev′erglade, a large shallow lake or marsh: chiefly in pl. such a marsh in southern Florida, enclosing thousands of islets covered with dense thickets.—adj. Ev′ergreen, always green.—n. a plant that remains green all the year.—adv. Evermore′, unceasingly: eternally.—Ever and anon, now and then.—Everglade State, Florida.—Ever so, to any extent; For ever, to all eternity; Seldom or ever, used for seldom if ever, or seldom or never. [A.S. ǽfre, always; der. uncertain; perh. cog. with Goth. aiws.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Ever' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #348

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Ever' in Written Corpus Frequency: #342

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Ever' in Adverbs Frequency: #52

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Anagrams for Ever »

1. veer

2. reve

How to pronounce Ever?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Ever in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ever in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Ever in a Sentence

1. Brian Hardwick:

   I had a whole career in politics but nobody ever got me out to Iowa -- until this guy.

2. Marco Rubio:

   The solution is not to get rid of a program at a time when we know that the risk of homegrown violent extremism is the highest it's ever been.

3. Denise Jamieson:

   And then I think it's a great time for pregnant women to ask family members to run errands, fill up their gas, get groceries for them, i think there are a whole lot of great reasons to pamper pregnant women — and I think now is a better time than ever for pregnant women to ask and receive assistance.

4. Barack Obama:

   The question is just: is there a way of accommodating that legitimate set of traditions with some common-sense stuff that prevents a 21-year-old who is angry about something or confused about something or is racist or is deranged from going into a gun store, that is not something that we have ever fully come to terms with.

5. Coburn Bradshaw:

   This is the biggest and the best and if you ever thought about rodeo, you want to make it there someday. Every little kid wants to make it here someday.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ever
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ever
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ever
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ever
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ever
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Ever