■ determiner
1》 used to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception.
↘all possible; the utmost.
2》 used to indicate how often something happens.
Phrases
~ bit as (in comparisons) quite as.
~ now and again (or ~ so often ) occasionally.
~ other each alternate in a series.
~ which way informal in all directions.
↘by all available means.
Origin
OE fre lc (see ever , each ).