adv. 25B6; adverb
the best I've ever done : AT ANY TIME, at any point, on any occasion, under any circumstances, on any account; up till now, until now.
he was ever the optimist : ALWAYS, forever, eternally, until hell freezes over; informal until the twelfth of never, until the cows come home, until doomsday.
an ever increasing rate of crime : CONTINUALLY, constantly, always, endlessly, perpetually, incessantly, unremittingly.
will she ever learn? : AT ALL, in any way.
25A0; ever so (Brit. informal) VERY, extremely, exceedingly, especially, immensely, particularly, really, truly; N. English right; informal awfully, terribly, desperately, mega, ultra; Brit. informal well, dead, jolly; N. Amer. informal real, mighty, awful.