always

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   On every occasion; every time.

   She always drinks coffee in the morning.

2. 2
   adv

   For all time; forever.

   I will always remember this day.

3. 3
   adv

   If necessary, as one possible option.

   If the bus is late, we can always take a taxi.

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, continuousl…

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