always
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
How often you will meet it
Rank 181 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 132,569 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.063% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- at all times; all the time and on every occasion also: ever, e'er I will always be there to help youalways arrives on time
- without variation or change, in every case also: constantly, invariably constantly kind and gracioushe always arrives on time
- without interruption also: constantly, forever, perpetually, incessantly the world is constantly changing
- at any time or in any event you can always resign if you don't like ityou could always take a day off
- forever; throughout all time we will always be friendsI shall treasure it always
always in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Master Oliver guessed this by instinct, as children always do.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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My mother’s always been awfully good to us, I must say.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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She never gets confused over her dates, and I always do.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Primrose had always a very faint color; at Poppy's words it deepened slightly.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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Such fellows are always cowards; the moment they saw one of their accomplices mortally wounded, they fled.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1