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Pronunciation
- /ˈɔːl.wɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɔl.wəz/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈɑl.wəz/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɔː.weɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑl.wiːz/ (cot-caught-merger)
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- /ˈoː.wɛjz/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈɑl.wɪz/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɔl.weɪz/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈɔː(ɫ)we(ɪ)z] (Canada)
- [-wɪz] (Canada)
- [-wɛs] (Canada)
- /ˈɔl.wɪz/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈaː.wɪz/ (Northumbria)
- /ˈɔləs/ (Southern-US) see allus
- /ˈɔ.weɪz/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈɑl.weɪz/ (cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *wegaz Proto-West Germanic *weg Old English weġ Old English ealneġ Middle English alwey Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es Middle English alweyes English always From Middle English alweyes, alwayes, alweys, a variant of Middle English alwey, alway (“always”), from Old English ealneġ, ealne weġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way, all the while, continuously”), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to alway + -s. Cognate with Scots always (“always”), Low German allerwegens (“very often”, literally “all ways'”). More at all, way.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.
2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:God is always the same.
Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation.
Green has always been my favorite color. I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember.
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(not-comparable) Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
And so it had always pleased M. Stutz to expect great things from the dark young man whom he had first seen in his early twenties ; and his expectations has waxed rather than waned on hearing the faint bruit of the love of Ivor and Virginia—for Virginia, M. Stutz thought, would bring fineness to a point in a man like Ivor Marlay,[…].
1922, Michael Arlen, “Ep./1/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:She used to always talk about how she wished she had time to write all day, but now she had the time, she never even went near the typewriter.
1981 February 14, Andrea Loewenstein, “Voices in the Night”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 8:His liveries are black,—his carriage is black,—he always rides a black galloway,—and, faith, if he ever marry again, I think he will show his respect to the sainted Maria by marrying a black woman.
1840, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Money:In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime.
The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 7, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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(informal, not-comparable) if necessary, or if there is no better option; in any event.
I thought I could always go back to work.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alwayez | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| allus | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| alwayz | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| alwayes | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
variously · sundrily · ne'er · never ever · when two Sundays come together · in the reign of Queen Dick · manywise · never · sundrily · at no time · when Hell freezes over · sine die · manywise · never · not while pussy's a cat · variously · at latter Lammas · when pigs fly · on the second Tuesday of the week · diversely · never · at no time · when two Sundays meet
Deriveds
we have always been at war with Eastasia (Phrases with "always") · the grass is always greener on the other side of the road (Phrases with "always") · the cobbler always wears the worst shoes (Phrases with "always") · it is always darkest just before the dawn (Phrases with "always") · the first step is always the hardest (Phrases with "always") · a bad workman always blames his tools (Phrases with "always") · the darkest hour is always just before the dawn (Phrases with "always") · the shoemaker always wears the worst shoes (Phrases with "always") · a bad penny always comes back (Phrases with "always") · the poor we will always have with us (Phrases with "always") · the grass is always greener (Phrases with "always") · the house always wins (Phrases with "always") · as always (Phrases with "always") · always already (Phrases with "always") · there's always a bigger fish (Phrases with "always") · good boys deserve fudge always (Phrases with "always") · the bad penny always comes back (Phrases with "always") · it is always darkest before the dawn (Phrases with "always") · the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (Phrases with "always") · the customer is always right (Phrases with "always") · always-on (Phrases with "always") · the bad penny always turns up (Phrases with "always") · the grass is always greener on the other side (Phrases with "always") · alwaysness · a bad penny always turns up (Phrases with "always")
Relateds
Synonyms
immutably · regardless · 5ever · uniformly · sempiternally · however · in any case · forevermore · unalterably · anyways · anyhoo · every time · in perpetuity · hab or nab · eternally · until hell freezes over · for evermore · continually · aye · continually · endlessly · perpetually · always · unchangingly · still · for ever more · for ever and ever · at all events · anyway · incessantly · all the time · for good · ad infinitum · anyhow · all the time · invariably · until Kingdom come · any road up · regardless · after all · anyroad · forever · lastingly · at any rate · in any event · ever · in saecula saeculorum · never-endingly · uniformly · be it what it would · algate · ever after · at any rate · anywho · consistently · anywise · invariably · invariously · perpetually · anyway · unchangeably · always · interminably · constantly · unendingly · fivever · unvaryingly · permanently · always · evermore · anyhow · come what may
Translations (367)
wal ubbatoo (at all times) · la semper (at all times) · yi תּמיד (at all times) · sco aye (at all times) · ja 常に (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · bo ག་དུས་ཡིན་ནའི (at all times) · enm alwey (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · fa همیشه (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ky ылайым (at all times) · sh увек (at all times) · ka ყოველთვის (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · bcl pirmi (at all times) · sk stále (at all times) · ms sering (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sk vždy (at all times) · rup tutauna (at all times) · ms sepanjang masa (at all times) · my အမြဲတစေ (at all times) · an siempre (at all times) · qu wiñaipag (at all times) · he תָּמִיד (at all times) · ur سدا (at all times) · eu beti (at all times) · pox altitåi̯ (at all times) · uk завжди́ (at all times) · ky ар убакытта (at all times) · is alltaf (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · bn হামেশা (at all times) · hi नित्य (at all times) · az həmişə (at all times) · mn ямагт (at all times) · no bestandig (at all times) · da altid (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · th ตลอด (at all times) · ms sentiasa (at all times) · rm adina (at all times) · grc διὰ παντός (at all times) · ja ずっと (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · hu mindig (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · mk секогаш (at all times) · sh neprestano (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · haw nā manawa apau loa (at all times) · io sempre (at all times) · fa همیشه (at all times) · el πάντοτε (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · tg доимо (at all times) · sv alltid (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · km ជាដរាប (at all times) · lv vienmēr (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ko 늘 (at all times) · pt constantemente (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · my အစဉ် (at all times) · et ikka (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · udm котьку (at all times) · sw sikuzote (at all times) · bn সর্বদা (at all times) · cic bíyyi'ka (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ja いつも (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · cy wastad (at all times) · evn окин-да (at all times) · sh uvijek (at all times) · uz doimo (at all times) · nrf terjous (at all times) · ka მუდამ (at all times) · tt һәрвакыт (at all times) · bn হামেশা (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · lt visada (at all times) · nds immer (at all times) · ar أَبَدًا (at all times) · fi iäti (at all times) · kab bda (at all times) · oc sempre (at all times) · ba һәр ҡасан (at all times) · ko 항상 (at all times) · sh uvek (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · pl zawżdy (at all times) · ml എല്ലായ്പ്പോഴും (at all times) · bg вся́кога (at all times) · ru постоя́нно (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · cv ялан (at all times) · uk за́всіди (at all times) · pt sempre (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · be заўсёды (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · gd an còmhnaidh (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · vls assan (at all times) · et alati (at all times) · arz ديمًا (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · roa-opt sempre (at all times) · pt sempre (at all times) · fi alinomaa (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · uk за́вше (at all times) · fi aina (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · gl sempre (at all times) · vo ai (at all times) · sga do grés (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · za caenh (at all times) · arz دايمًا (at all times) · ka ყოველთვის (at all times) · kw pub prys (at all times) · izh ain (at all times) · bg ви́наги (at all times) · lt visuomet (at all times) · az hər zaman (at all times) · fo alla tíðina (at all times) · yue 成日 (at all times) · tt гел (at all times) · hsb přeco (at all times) · bi oltaem (at all times) · ary ديما (at all times) · ru всегда́ (at all times) · ca sempre (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · chr ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ (at all times) · eu beti (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · be заўжды́ (at all times) · liv alz (at all times) · avd همیشه (at all times) · hy անընդհատ (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sh vazda (at all times) · vec senper (at all times) · io sempre (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ga i gcónaí (at all times) · sw sikuzote (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · fr toujours (at all times) · uk уве́сь час (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · te ఎల్లప్పుడు (at all times) · it sempre (at all times) · lij sénpre (at all times) · dlm siampro (at all times) · vec senpro (at all times) · da altid (at all times) · crh daim (at all times) · sc sèmpede (at all times) · pl zawsze (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ro mereu (at all times) · sh непрестано (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · hi हमेशा (at all times) · no hele tiden (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · be уве́сь ча́с (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · az daim (at all times) · tg ҳамеша (at all times) · css iñaha (at all times) · no alltid (at all times) · br atav (at all times) · no konstant (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · haw mau (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · tt һәркайчан (at all times) · ngh îǁaa (at all times) · gd an còmhnaidh (at all times) · ga síor- (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · lo ຕະຫລອດມາ (at all times) · sh увек (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · af altyd (at all times) · is alltaf (at all times) · fi alituiseen (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · str YOŦ (at all times) · sv alltid (at all times) · hi सदा (at all times) · uk повсякча́с (at all times) · li jedes kiër (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ajp دايْماً (at all times) · li altied (at all times) · ht toujou (at all times) · dlm siampre (at all times) · hi निरंतर (at all times) · rm adüna (Ladin Puter, Ladin Vallader) (at all times) · cs pořád (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · vls olsan (at all times) · bo འཆར་ཅན (at all times) · sc sèmper (at all times) · ms setiap masa (at all times) · mhn òlbe (at all times) · ms berkelaluan (at all times) · no alltid (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · id selalu (at all times) · ga i gcónaí (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ar دَوْمًا (at all times) · fi koko ajan (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ml എപ്പോഴും (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · aot phangnan (at all times) · rup tutdiunã (at all times) · ms selalu (at all times) · hy հավետ (at all times) · ta எப்பொழுதும் (at all times) · cic bíyyi'ka (at all times) · my ထာဝရ (at all times) · oc tostemps (at all times) · sk vždy (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · es siempre (at all times) · sh neprestano (at all times) · sl védno (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · hy միշտ (at all times) · ckb ھەمیشە (at all times) · mwl siempre (at all times) · oc totjorn (at all times) · mn дандаа (at all times) · ka მარად (at all times) · mt dejjem (at all times) · csb wcyg (at all times) · aeb دِيمَا (at all times) · ga i dtólamh (at all times) · uz hamisha (at all times) · gd a-chaoidh (at all times) · oj apane (at all times) · de stets (at all times) · nl steeds (at all times) · nv hoolʼáágóó (at all times) · lo ຕະຫລອດເມື່ອ (at all times) · ist senpro (at all times) · ky ар качан (at all times) · ckb ھەموجار (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · kab baqi (at all times) · izh ikkää (at all times) · lv vienmēr (at all times) · cmn 總是 /总是 (at all times) · vi mãi mãi (at all times) · sa नित्यम् (at all times) · sh увијек (at all times) · pl zawsze (at all times) · hi निरंतर (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · pl stale (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · si නිතරම (at all times) · gd daonnan (at all times) · sga do grés (at all times) · nl altijd (at all times) · el πάντα (at all times) · sh стално (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sh uvijek (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ang ā (at all times) · my အမြဲ (at all times) · uz doim (at all times) · uz har doim (at all times) · ast siempre (at all times) · li ummertoe (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · mwl siempre (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · hi सदा (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sl védno (at all times) · sh стално (at all times) · txb ṣek (at all times) · tr hep (at all times) · ur ہمیشہ (at all times) · crh müddem (at all times) · hu mindig (at all times) · tl lagi (at all times) · acw على طول (at all times) · kab dima (at all times) · my ထာဝစဉ် (at all times) · tk mydama (at all times) · my အမြဲတမ်း (at all times) · nl altijd (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · kk әрқашан (at all times) · ba һәр ваҡыт (at all times) · csb wiedno (at all times) · fur simpri (at all times) · uk весь ча́с (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · lo ຍັ່ງ (at all times) · tr her zaman (at all times) · fi alati (at all times) · sh stalno (at all times) · tr daima (at all times) · eo ĉiam (at all times) · ar دَوْمًا مَا (at all times) · sh увијек (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ang simle (at all times) · tk hemişe (at all times) · th บ่อย (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sa सततम् (at all times) · vi luôn (at all times) · hy միշտ (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sh uvek (at all times) · hu állandóan (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · mr नेहमी (at all times) · de immer (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · kmr hertim (at all times) · sa सर्वदा (at all times) · tt һәрчак (at all times) · enm alwey (at all times) · yi שטענדיק (at all times) · rm adegna (at all times) · be пастая́нна (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · li ummer (at all times) · cs vždy (at all times) · vec senpre (at all times) · fi ikuisesti (at all times) · fi jatkuvasti (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · io omnatempe (at all times) · ia semper (at all times) · km ជានិច្ច (at all times) · fi joka kerta (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ccc mayepalala (at all times) · de immer (at all times) · vi luôn luôn (at all times) · et alati (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · uk за́вжди (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ro totdeauna (at all times) · es siempre (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · chr ᏂᎪᎸ (at all times) · bho हरदम (at all times) · kmr daîme (at all times) · uk завжди́ (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · kk әрдайым (at all times) · acw دايمًا (at all times) · uk за́вше (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sl vsákič (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · rup totãnã (at all times) · pl ciągle (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · uk за́вжди (at all times) · ar دَائِمًا (at all times) · sl zméraj (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · or ସବୁବେଳେ (at all times) · ky ар дайым (at all times) · ur نتیہ (at all times) · apc دايْماً (at all times) · arz تملّي (at all times) · sq gjithmonë (at all times) · fi aina (at all times) · crh er vaqıt (at all times) · ms selulus (at all times) · ro întotdeauna (at all times) · am ሁልጊዜ (at all times) · ka მუდამ (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ru ве́чно (at all times) · nds altied (at all times) · ca sempre (at all times) · pnt πάντα (at all times) · dlm sianpro (at all times) · ko 언제나 (at all times) · ur ہمیشہ (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · arz على طول (at all times) · gd daonnan (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sh stalno (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ba гел (at all times) · be заўсёды (at all times) · grc ἀεί (at all times) · ms selalu (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ru всё вре́мя (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sa सदैव (at all times) · sl zméraj (at all times) · th เสมอ (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · unm nkëme (at all times) · fo altíð (at all times) · ja いつも (at all times) · fy jimmer (at all times) · bo རྟག་པར (at all times) · bg ви́наги (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · kmr hergav (at all times) · grc πάντοτε (at all times) · sk stále (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · hi हमेशा (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · mk секогаш (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍅 (at all times) · sco aye (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ms semedang (at all times) · cy bob amser (at all times) · be заўжды́ (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · it sempre (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ky дайыма (at all times) · ru всегда́ (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · bo ནམ་གཏན་དུ (at all times) · kmr herdem (at all times) · el πάντα (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · prg aīnat (at all times) · ee ɣesiaɣi (at all times) · ms nalar (at all times) · ee ɣesiaɣi (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · ru ве́чно (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) · sh непрестано (at all times) · br ato (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals)