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I Emphasize Adverb ˈevə(R ˈevər Tired Miami Rome

Word3 ever
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic /ˈevə(r)/ /ˈevər/
Example
  • nothing ever happens here.
  • don't you ever get tired?
  • if you're ever in miami, come and see us.
  • ‘have you ever been to rome?’ ‘yes, i have, actually. not long ago.’
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ever

(adverb)/ˈevə(r)/ /ˈevər/
  1. used in negative sentences and questions, or sentences with if to mean ‘at any time’
    • Nothing ever happens here.
    • Don't you ever get tired?
    • If you're ever in Miami, come and see us.
    • ‘Have you ever been to Rome?’ ‘Yes, I have, actually. Not long ago.’
    • ‘Have you ever thought of changing your job?’ ‘No, never/No I haven’t.’
    • She hardly ever (= almost never) goes out.
    • We've only ever talked on the phone.
    • I don't think I ever really thanked you properly.
    • He wondered whether it would ever actually happen.
    • We see them very seldom, if ever.
    • I'll never ever do that again!
    • I'm never speaking to you ever again!
  2. used for emphasis when you are comparing things
    • SEE ALSO first-ever
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/first-ever
    • It was raining harder than ever.
    • Consumers today have more choices than ever before.
    • It's my best ever score.
    • It's the worst film I've ever seen.
  3. all the time or every time; always
    • SEE ALSO forever
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/forever
    • Paul, ever the optimist, agreed to try again.
    • She married the prince and they lived happily ever after.
    • He said he would love her for ever (and ever).
    • Their debts grew ever larger (= kept increasing).
    • the ever-growing problem
    • an ever-present danger
  4. used after when, why, etc. to show that you are surprised or shocked
    • Why ever did you agree?
  5. used to emphasize that somebody does the same thing very often, usually in an annoying way
    • All he ever does is grumble about things.
  6. used to show that you are surprised or shocked
    • Did you ever hear anything like it?
  7. continuously since the time mentioned
    • He's had a car ever since he was 18.
    • I was bitten by a dog once and I've been afraid of them ever since.
  8. very; really
    • He looks ever so smart.
    • She's ever such a nice woman.
    • It's ever so easy.
  9. used to emphasize that something is certainly true
    • That was a disaster if ever there was one!
  10. used to emphasize something you are talking about
    • ‘You must have been upset by that.’ ‘Was I ever!’
  11. sometimes used at the end of an informal letter, before you write your name
  12. Word Origin

    • Old English ǣfre, of unknown origin.
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