Alway vs Ever - What's the difference?
alway | ever |
(archaic) All along; for all time, perpetually.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XXVIII:
* 1900 , , Villanelle of Sunset , lines 16-17
(archaic) Every time, at every opportunity, always.
Always.
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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever -renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
At any time.
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In any way.
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(epidemiology) Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.
* 1965 , Reuben Hill, The family and population control: a Puerto Rican experiment in social change
As adverbs the difference between alway and ever
is that alway is (archaic) all along; for all time, perpetually while ever is always.As an adjective ever is
(epidemiology) occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.alway
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Adverb
(-)- And lo I am with you allwaye even untyll the ende off the worlde.
- Tired flower! upon my breast,
- I would wear thee alway
ever
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(wikipedia ever)Adverb
(-)Derived terms
(terms derived from ever) * e’er * everchanging * everlasting * everloving * evermind * ever-present * ever since * ever smoker * ever so * every * forever, for ever, for ever more * for ever and ever, forever and ever * happily ever after * however * never * never ever * whatever * whatsoever * whenever * whichever * whoeverAdjective
(-)- This family empathy measure is highly related to ever use of birth control but not to any measure of continuous use.