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English Dictionary: always by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
always
adv
  1. at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy"
    Synonym(s): always, ever, e'er
    Antonym(s): ne'er, never
  2. without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time"
    Synonym(s): constantly, invariably, always
  3. without interruption; "the world is constantly changing"
    Synonym(s): constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly
  4. at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"
  5. forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Always \Al"ways\, adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig.
      a genitive) ending.]
      1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time;
            continually; as, God is always the same.
  
                     Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated
            intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to
            {sometimes} or {occasionally}.
  
                     He always rides a black galloway.      --Bulwer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [be],
      [be]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [91]fi, OHG, [?]wa,
      L. aevum, Gr. [?] an age, [?], [?], ever, always, G. je, Skr.
      [?]va course. [?],[?]. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or},
      conj.]
      Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
  
               For his mercies aye endure.                     --Milton.
  
      {For aye}, {always}; forever; eternally.
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