ALWAYS


Meaning of ALWAYS in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

If you ~ do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you ~ did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred.

Whenever I get into a relationship, I ~ fall madly in love...

She’s ~ late for everything...

We’ve ~ done it this way...

Always lock your garage.

? never

ADV: ADV before v

2.

If something is ~ the case, was ~ the case, or will ~ be the case, it is, was, or will be the case all the time, continuously.

We will ~ remember his generous hospitality...

He was ~ cheerful.

? never

ADV: ADV before v, ADV group

3.

If you say that something is ~ happening, especially something which annoys you, you mean that it happens repeatedly.

She was ~ moving things around.

= forever

ADV: ADV before v-cont

4.

You use ~ in expressions such as can ~ or could ~ when you are making suggestions or suggesting an alternative approach or method.

If you can’t find any decent apples, you can ~ try growing them yourself...

ADV: can/could ADV inf

5.

You can say that someone ~ was, for example, awkward or lucky to indicate that you are not surprised about what they are doing or have just done.

She’s going to be fine. She ~ was pretty strong...

ADV: ADV before v

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