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  • 21ever */*/*/ — UK [ˈevə(r)] / US [ˈevər] adverb 1) at any time a) [usually in negatives or questions] at any time in the past, present, or future If you ever need any help, just let me know. Was Desmond ever in the army? have you ever done something?: Have you… …

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  • 22ever — ev|er W1S1 [ˈevə US ˈevər] adv [: Old English; Origin: Afre] 1.) a word meaning at any time; used mostly in questions, negatives, comparisons, or sentences with if ▪ Nothing ever seems to upset him. ▪ Have you ever been to Paris? ▪ I don t think… …

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  • 23ever so — adverb (intensifier for adjectives) very she was ever so friendly • Syn: ↑ever • Usage Domain: ↑intensifier, ↑intensive * * * (Brit. informal) VERY, extremely, exceedingly, especially, immensely, particularly …

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  • 24ever*/*/*/ — [ˈevə] adv used for meaning ‘at any time in the past, present, or future , especially in questions, negatives, and CONDITIONAL sentences Have you ever been to Las Vegas?[/ex] Don t ever do that again.[/ex] If you ever need any help, just let me… …

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  • 25ever — adv. 1 at all times; always (ever hopeful; ever after). 2 at any time (have you ever been to Paris?; nothing ever happens; as good as ever). 3 as an emphatic word: a in any way; at all (how ever did you do it?; when will they ever learn?). b… …

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  • 26ever — /ev euhr/, adv. 1. at all times; always: an ever present danger; He is ever ready to find fault. 2. continuously: ever since then. 3. at any time: Have you ever seen anything like it? 4. in any possible case; by any chance; at all (often used to… …

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  • 27ever — /ˈɛvə / (say evuh) adverb 1. at all times: he is ever ready to excuse himself. 2. continuously: ever since then. 3. at any time: did you ever see anything like it? 4. (with emphatic force, in various idiomatic constructions and phrases) in any… …

  • 28ever — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣfre Date: before 12th century 1. always < ever striving to improve > < the ever increasing population > 2. a. at any time < more than ever before > b. in any way …

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  • 29ever- — [[t]e̱və(r) [/t]] COMB in ADJ You use ever in adjectives such as ever increasing and ever present, to show that something exists or continues all the time. ...the ever increasing traffic on our roads. ...an ever changing world of medical&#8230; …

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  • 30ever — ev•er [[t]ˈɛv ər[/t]] adv. 1) at any time: Did you ever go skiing?[/ex] 2) at all times; always: an ever present danger[/ex] 3) continuously: ever since then[/ex] 4) in any possible case; by any chance; at all: How did you ever manage?[/ex] •&#8230; …

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