Definitions for always
ˈɔl weɪz, -wizal·ways

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. constantly, invariably, alwaysadverb

   without variation or change, in every case

   "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time"

3. constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantlyadverb

   without interruption

   "the world is constantly changing"

4. alwaysadverb

   at any time or in any event

   "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"

5. alwaysadverb

   forever; throughout all time

   "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. alwaysadverb

   At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually:

   I thought I could always go back to work

2. alwaysadverb

   In any event

   I thought I could always go back to work

3. alwaysadverb

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

4. Etymology: Originally a genitive form of alway, from allwaye, alle wey, from ealneg, ealneweg, from ealne + weg, equivalent to, or. Cognate with alwayis, allerwegens. More at all, way.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Alwaysadverb

   Etymology: It is sometimes written alway, compounded of all and way; eallewæga, Sax. tuttavia, Ital.

   1. Perpetually; throughout all time; opposed to sometime, or to never.

   That, which sometime is expedient, doth not always so continue. Richard Hooker, b. iv. § 4.

   Man never is, but always to be blest. Alexander Pope.

   2. Constantly; without variation; opposed to sometimes, or to now and then.

   He is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Alwaysadverb

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

2. Alwaysadverb

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

3. Etymology: [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.]

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1. Always

   "Always" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1925, as a wedding gift for his wife Ellin McKay, whom he married in 1926, and to whom he presented the substantial royalties. The song was supposed to be used for the Marx Brothers' Broadway musical The Cocoanuts but was cut by Berlin during out-of-town tryouts. In 1942 it was used as the theme music for the film The Pride of the Yankees. It was also used in the 1945 film Blithe Spirit, based on the Noël Coward play. Hit versions have been recorded by such diverse artists as Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Billy Corgan, Guy Lombardo, Leonard Cohen, Phil Collins, Machito and The Ink Spots. Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan also recorded it as a duet. Bandleader Sammy Kaye recorded it twice, in 1945 with singer Arthur Wright, and as part of a 1949 LP with singer Tony Alamo. Diana Ross & The Supremes performed a Motown-styled version of the song in a tribute to Irving Berlin on The Ed Sullivan Show. Lynda Carter would close her TV specials with the song. Mandy Patinkin sang the song to his character Rube's daughter in the TV series Dead Like Me. Paul McCartney recorded it for his 2012 album Kisses on the Bottom.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Always

   awl′wāz, Alway, awl′wā, adv. through all ways: continually: for ever. [Gen. case of Alway.]

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1. always

   On each occasion.

   He always arrives early for work every day as he ensures he leaves plenty of time.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 30, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'always' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #188

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'always' in Written Corpus Frequency: #197

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'always' in Adverbs Frequency: #32

How to pronounce always?

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 always in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of always in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of always in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of always in a Sentence

1. A. J. Toynbee:

   Religion holds the solution to all problems of human relationship, whether they are between parents and children or nation and nation. Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God.

2. Brenda Gilmore:

   If you give them a choice of staying in the park or getting help, they almost always choose to stay in the park.

3. Carolyn Sufrin:

   It's always a negotiation, we don't have time to negotiate with the guard to say,' You need to remove these restraints now.' If a( baby's) shoulder gets stuck and we need to do emergency maneuvers that require the woman to move, we can't do that if she's shackled.

4. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never believed it till now. (On steel industry executives who increased prices)

5. Tory Burch:

   Porcelain has always been a passion, i was raised around it.

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