always

[Al·ways]

To always do something is to never stop doing it, or to do it every time. Some people believe that if you always say “please” and “thanks,” everyone will love you. They’re wrong, but still say “please” and “thanks.”

...

At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.

Adverb
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"

Adverb
forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"

Adverb
at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don''t like it"; "you could always take a day off"

Adverb
seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing"


adv.
At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.

adv.
Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to sometimes or occasionally.


Always

Al"ways , adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.] 1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.
Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts.
2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to sometimes or occasionally.
He always rides a black galloway.

At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.

...

Usage Examples

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

A female piano player is always pretty cool to me.

A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.

'Nil By Mouth' was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, that's not my dad.

A friend told me that teenage girls are always looking for someone to pin their dreams on. That doesn't make it any less weird though.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me.

'Days' has always been strong as an icon in TV history, and it's still going on strong and represents the genre of daytime drama so well. I'm proud to be a part of it.

Misspelled Form

always, qalways, walways, salways, zalways, qlways, wlways, slways, zlways, aqlways, awlways, aslways, azlways, aklways, aolways, aplways, a:lways, akways, aoways, apways, a:ways, alkways, aloways, alpways, al:ways, alqways, al2ways, al3ways, aleways, alaways, alsways, alqays, al2ays, al3ays, aleays, alaays, alsays, alwqays, alw2ays, alw3ays, alweays, alwaays, alwsays, alwqays, alwways, alwsays, alwzays, alwqys, alwwys, alwsys, alwzys, alwaqys, alwawys, alwasys, alwazys, alwatys, alwa6ys, alwa7ys, alwauys, alwahys, alwats, alwa6s, alwa7s, alwaus, alwahs, alwayts, alway6s, alway7s, alwayus, alwayhs, alwayas, alwayws, alwayes, alwayds, alwayxs, alwayzs, alwaya, alwayw, alwaye, alwayd, alwayx, alwayz, alwaysa, alwaysw, alwayse, alwaysd, alwaysx, alwaysz.

Other Usage Examples

"I told my mom, 'I'm not buying another magazine until I can get past this thought of looking like the girl on the cover'. She said, ""Miley, you are the girl on the cover,' and I was, like, 'I know, but I don't feel like that girl every day.' You can't always feel perfect."

'Get a Job' is about all the rich kids we knew when we were younger, kids who never had jobs but always had money for partying or getting their hair done.

'Tis always morning somewhere in the world.

A 'scream' is always just that - a noise and not music.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

'Vegas' was something very close to me. I had such a blast doing that. I'm still a little upset that we never really got to shoot that final episode. So many people were invested in it. I'll always be sad about that.

A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.

A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still look like a Campbell's Soup kid.

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

Comments


Browse Dictionary