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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ever \Ev"er\adv. [OE. ever, [ae]fre, AS. [ae]fre; perh. akin to
     Aye,+Age,{Evry" rel="nofollow">AS. [=a] always. Cf. Aye, Age,{Evry, Never.]
     [Sometimes contracted into e'er.]
     1. At any time; at any period or point of time.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              No man ever yet hated his own flesh.  --Eph. v. 29.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. At all times; through all time; always; forever.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He shall ever love, and always be
              The subject of by scorn and cruelty.  --Dryder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Without cessation; continually.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of
           enforcement. ``His the old man e'er a son?'' --Shak.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 To produce as much as ever they can. --M. Arnold.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Ever and anon, now and then; often. See under Anon.
  
     Ever is one, continually; constantly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     Ever so, in whatever degree; to whatever extent; -- used to
        intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated
        adjective or adverb. See Never so, under Never. ``Let
        him be ever so rich.'' --Emerson.
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              And all the question (wrangle e'er so long),
              Is only this, if God has placed him wrong. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You spend ever so much money in entertaining your
              equals and betters.                   --Thackeray.
  
     For ever, eternally. See Forever.
  
     For ever and a day, emphatically forever. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She [Fortune] soon wheeled away, with scornful
              laughter, out of sight for ever and day. --Prof.
                                                    Wilson.
  
     Or ever (for or ere), before. See Or, ere. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven
              Or ever I had seen that day, Horatio! --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen,
           but in most cases the hyphen is needless; as, ever
           memorable, ever watchful, ever burning.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ever \Ev"er\adv. [OE. ever, [ae]fre, AS. [ae]fre; perh. akin to
     Aye,+Age,{Evry" rel="nofollow">AS. [=a] always. Cf. Aye, Age,{Evry, Never.]
     [Sometimes contracted into e'er.]
     1. At any time; at any period or point of time.
  
              No man ever yet hated his own flesh.  --Eph. v. 29.
  
     2. At all times; through all time; always; forever.
  
              He shall ever love, and always be The subject of by
              scorn and cruelty.                    --Dryder.
  
     3. Without cessation; continually.
  
     Note: Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of
           enforcement. ``His the old man e'er a son?'' --Shak.
  
                 To produce as much as ever they can. --M. Arnold.
  
     Ever and anon, now and then; often. See under Anon.
  
     Ever is one, continually; constantly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     Ever so, in whatever degree; to whatever extent; -- used to
        intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated
        adjective or adverb. See Never so, under Never. ``Let
        him be ever so rich.'' --Emerson.
  
              And all the question (wrangle e'er so long), Is only
              this, if God has placed him wrong.    --Pope.
  
              You spend ever so much money in entertaining your
              equals and betters.                   --Thackeray.
  
     For ever, eternally. See Forever.
  
     For ever and a day, emphatically forever. --Shak.
  
              She [Fortune] soon wheeled away, with scornful
              laughter, out of sight for ever and day. --Prof.
                                                    Wilson.
  
     Or ever (for or ere), before. See Or, ere. [Archaic]
  
              Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I
              had seen that day, Horatio!           --Shak.
  
     Note: Ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen,
           but in most cases the hyphen is needless; as, ever
           memorable, ever watchful, ever burning.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  ever
       adv 1: at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all
              time" [syn: of all time]
       2: 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" [syn: always, e'er]
          [ant: never]
       3: (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so
          friendly" [syn: ever so]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ever
     Ολλανδικά n.
     αγριόχοιρος, κάπρος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ever
     Dutch n.
     wild boar, ''Sus scrofa''
     German adv.
     (lb de colloquial youth slang) ever (qualifier: with superlative)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb eve  pres)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  ever
     a.
     (lb en epidemiology) Occurring at any time, occurring even but once
  during a timespan.
     adv.
     always, frequently, forever.
     det.
     (lb en dialectal and informal) (form of en Shortening every)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  ever
     Dutch n.
     wild boar, ''Sus scrofa''
     German adv.
     (lb de colloquial youth slang) ever (qualifier: with superlative)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb eve  pres)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  ever
     Dutch n.
     wild boar, ''Sus scrofa''
     German adv.
     (lb de colloquial youth slang) ever (qualifier: with superlative)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb eve  pres)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ever
     Englanti adv.
     1 (''kysymyslauseessa, sivulauseessa'') koskaan, milloinkaan
     2 (''päälauseessa'') (fi-ei: ei) koskaan
     3 (''päälauseessa'') alituisesti, aina

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ever
     Engelska adv.
     1 någonsin
     2 städse

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  1. eendag, eers
  2. altoos, altyd, steeds

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  sedert

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Ever /ˈɛvə/
  أبدا

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  ever //ˈɛvə// //ˈɛvɚ// 
  1. ви́наги
  always
  2. когато и да е
  at any time

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  někdy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  vůbec někdy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  nikdy

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  -ever /ˈɛvə/ 
  bynnag 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/ 
  erioed 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  immer, ständig 
        "the ever-increasing problem"  - das ständig wachsende Problem, das immer größer werdende Problem
        "the ever-present feeling"  - das ständige Gefühl
        "ever-changing"  - ständig ändernd, ständig wechselnd
        "ever-improving"  - ständig verbessert, immer verbessernd
   see: as ever, for ever, for keeps, hardly ever, soever
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  je, jemals 
        "Do you ever see him?"  - Siehst du ihn jemals?
        "You hardly ever see her without it."  - Man sieht sie kaum je ohne.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  überhaupt
           Note: particle, das eine Verallgemeinerung ausdrückt
        "It's Dubai's coldest month, if you can ever use the word 'cold' to describe Dubai."  - Es ist der kälteste Monat in Dubai, wenn man im Zusammenhang mit Dubai überhaupt von „kalt“ sprechen kann.
           Note: particle that expresses a generalization

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/ 
   [Am.]  [coll.] vielleicht 
        "Am I ever embarrassed!"  - Das ist mir vielleicht peinlich!
        "Wow, was he ever funny!"  - Boh, / Mei, / Ma, der war vielleicht lustig!

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  
  ποτέ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  ever //ˈɛvə// //ˈɛvɚ// 
  1. aina
  always
  2. ikinä, koskaan 2.
  at any time
   3.
  in any way

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  ‐ever /ˈɛvə/
  n'importe

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  ever /evər/
  1. jadis, un jour
  2. en tous temps, toujours

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  ever /evər/
  ar fad, choíche, go buan, go brách, i dtólamh, i gcónaí

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/ 
  1. कभी
        "Did you ever smoke?"
        "Have you ever been to Singapur."
  2. इतना
        "She was ever so friendly"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  bilo kada, ikad, ikada, uvijek

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  1. örökké
  2. valaha
  3. mindig
  4. egyre
  5. valamikor

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  sempre

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  ever //ˈɛvə// //ˈɛvɚ// 
  1. いつも, ずっと
  always
  2. いつか
  at any time

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  ever /evər/
  semper

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  ever /evər/
  kada nors

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  ever /evər/
  

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  ever /ˈevə/ 
   1.  kiedykolwiek
   2.  wciąż
   3.  zawsze, przeważnie
   4.  [w pytaniach]  a. -że, -ż
   b.
        "why ever"  - czemuż
   c.
        "who ever"  - któż
   d.
        "when ever"  - kiedyż
   5.  ever since (:ever :since)
   - od kiedy, od tego czasu
   6.  [nieform]  ever so/such (:ever [:so | :such])
   - niezwykle

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  -ever /ˈɛvə/
  querque

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  ever /evər/
  1. um dia, uma vez, outrora
  2. em todo o tempo, eternamente, sempre

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  ever /evər/
  всегда

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  ever /evər/
  siempre

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  ever /evər/
  увек, увијек

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  ever //ˈɛvə// //ˈɛvɚ// 
  1. alltid
  always
  2. någonsin
  at any time

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  ever /ˈɛvə/
  1. asla, hiç bir zaman
  2. ebedi, daima, her zaman, durmadan
  3. herhangi bir zamanda. ever after ondan sonra, hep, artık. everand anon arada sırada. ever burning hiç sönmeyen, daima yanan. ever changing daima değişen. ever living ölmez, ebedi ever more daima, ilelebet. ever so much pek çok. ever so often sık sık. for ever and ever. ilelebet
  4. ebediyete kadar. for everand a day (k.) dili ilelebet, daima. if ever şayet, eğer, kazara. Nothing ever happens. Hiç bir şey olduğu yok . scarcely ever hemen hiç. seldom if ever nadiren, belki de hiç. the finest ever en güzeli. Well, did you ever ! Acayip ! Çok tuhaf ! Allah Allah !

From Nederlands-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-bul ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  дива свиня
  1. zwijn

From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:nld-deu ]

  ever /evər/
  Eber, Wildschwein 

From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-ell ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  αγριόχοιρος, αγριογούρουνο
  1. zwijn

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  ever /evər/
  wildboar

From Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-fin ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  villisika
  1. zwijn

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  ever /evər/
  sanglier

From Nederlands-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2022.04.06 :   [ freedict:nld-ind ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  babi hutan
  1. zwijn

From Nederlands-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:nld-ita ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  cinghiale

From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-lat ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  aper
  1. zwijn

From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:nld-lit ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  šernas
  1. zwijn

From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-pol ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  dzik
  1. zwijn

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  javali
  1. zwijn

From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-rus ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  кабан
  1. zwijn

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  jabalí
  1. zwijn

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  ever /ˈeːvər/ 
  vildsvin
  1. zwijn

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɛvɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "ever":
     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, consummately, continually, continuously,
     daily, daily and hourly, day after day, day and night, endlessly,
     eternally, even, ever and again, ever and anon, everlastingly,
     evermore, every day, every hour, every moment, excessively,
     extremely, for all time, for aye, for good, for keeps, forever,
     forever and aye, forevermore, grievously, hour after hour, hourly,
     if at all, immensely, in all ages, in any case, in any way,
     incessantly, inordinately, invariably, month after month, mortally,
     night and day, now and forever, on and on, once, over, overfull,
     overly, overmuch, perennially, perpetually, plaguey, rapidly,
     regularly, right along, steadily, still, super, sustainedly,
     throughout the ages, till doomsday, till time stops, too,
     unceasingly, unduly, unintermittently, uninterruptedly,
     unvaryingly, usually, without cease, without letup,
     without stopping, year after year, yet
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  ad. 曾经,究竟,永远;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     ad.
  在任何时候,曾经;永远,老是;比以往任何时候;究竟,到底

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