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   always

   /ˈɔːlweɪz/

   adverb

   • 1. at all times; on all occasions: "the sun always rises in the east" Similar every timeeach timeat all timesall the timeon every occasionon all occasionsconsistentlyinvariablywithout failwithout exceptionregularlyrepeatedlyhabituallyunfailinglyinfalliblyinevitablyOpposite neverseldomsometimes
   • ▪ throughout a long period of the past: "Isabel had always been in rude health"
   • ▪ for all future time; forever: "she will always be missed" Similar foreverpermanentlyfor alwaysfor goodfor good and allperpetuallyever(for) evermorefor ever and everfor all (future) timeuntil the end of timeeternallyfor eternityin perpetuityeverlastinglyendlesslyforevermoreinformal:for keepsuntil hell freezes overuntil the cows come homeuntil doomsdayarchaic:for aye
   • ▪ repeatedly and annoyingly: "she is always making derogatory remarks" Similar continuallycontinuouslyconstantlyforeverrepeatedlyperpetuallyincessantlyceaselesslyunceasinglyendlesslyinterminablyeternallythe entire timepermanentlyinformal:24/7
   • 2. as a last resort; failing all else: "if the marriage doesn't work out, we can always get divorced" Similar as a last resortwhatever the circumstancesno matter whatin any eventin any casecome what may

   Word Origin Middle English: genitive case of all way, the inflection probably giving the sense ‘at every time’ as opposed to ‘at one uninterrupted time’: the difference between the two is no longer distinct.

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