ever

  • 41ever — adverb 1) the best I ve ever done Syn: at any time, at any point, on any occasion, under any circumstances, on any account, until now 2) he was ever the optimist Syn: always, forever, eternally 3) …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 42ever- — UK [evə(r)] / US [evər] prefix always or continuously: used with many adjectives and ing verb forms paintings by Picasso, Renoir, and the ever popular Van Gogh the ever changing countryside ever increasing numbers of students …

    English dictionary

  • 43ever — [OE] For such a common and longestablished word, the origins of ever are surprisingly obscure. It has no relatives in other Germanic languages, so it must be a purely English creation. Its first element probably comes from Germanic *aiwō (which… …

    Word origins

  • 44ever — See never. See ever, every See never, ever …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 45Ever — Recorded as Eva, Eve, Eaver, Ever, patronymics Evers, Evason, Eeveson, and Everson, and possibly others, this is an early Medieval English surname. It derives from the rare female personal name Eve or Eva, from the Hebrew name Chava . This is… …

    Surnames reference

  • 46ever — adv. Ever is used with these adjectives: ↑elusive, ↑likely, ↑popular, ↑present, ↑ready, ↑vigilant Ever is used with these verbs: ↑forgive, ↑imagine, ↑learn …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 47ever — Synonyms and related words: all the time, always, annoyingly, anytime, anyway, anywise, at all, at all times, at any cost, at any time, aye, by any chance, by any means, by merest chance, ceaselessly, confoundedly, consistently, constantly,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 48ever so — Synonyms and related words: a deal, a fortiori, a great deal, a lot, above all, abundantly, all the more, as all creation, as all get out, beaucoup, chiefly, considerable, considerably, dominantly, especially, even, ever so much, first of all,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 49ever — adv. ever so much * * * [ evə] ever so much …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 50ever- — a word part meaning always , as in ever recurring, ever faithful …