ever

adverb
ev·er
/ˈɛvə/

Continuously, constantly, all the time for the complete duration.

Example

“People struggled to cope with the ever-increasing cost of living.”

Other meanings

Indicates experiential aspect, once; has or have (done something) before.
Always, frequently, forever.
“It was ever thus.”

Synonyms

of all time

Example sentences

“No one ever has the perfect words.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“What is the best job you ever had?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Have you ever had this problem before?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "ǣfre".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “ever” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.