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ever (adverb)

 /ˈevə(r)   / adverb
 
 1 (used in questions and negative sentences, when you are comparing things, and in sentences with if) at any time
hiç
 Do you ever wish you were famous?
 Nobody ever comes to see me.
 She hardly ever (hemen hemen hiç) goes out.
 This is the best meal I have ever had (şimdiye kadar yediğim).
 If you ever visit England (İngiltereye yolunuz düşerse), you must come and stay with us.
 Today is hotter than ever (her zamankinden).
 2 (used in questions with verbs in the perfect tenses) at any time up to now
hiç, şimdiye kadar hiç
 Have you ever been to Spain?
Böyle bir soruyu cevaplarken ever kullanmazsınız. Yes, I have veya No, I haven't veya No, never dersiniz.
 3 used with a question that begins with ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘who’, ‘how’, etc. to show that you are surprised or shocked
Allah aşkına, acaba
 How ever did he get back so quickly?
 What ever were you thinking about when you wrote this?
 look at WHATEVER, WHENEVER, HOWEVER
IDIOMS
(as) bad, good, etc. as ever
(as) bad, good, etc. as usual or as always
her zamanki gibi …
 In spite of his problems, Andrew is as cheerful as ever.
ever after
(used especially at the end of stories) from that moment on for always
sonsuza dek
 The prince married the princess and they lived happily ever after.
ever since …
all the time from … until now
-eli beri, ta -den beri
 She has had a car ever since she was at university.
ever so/ever such (a)
(British, informal)
very
çok
 He's ever so kind.
 He's ever such a kind man.
for ever
 See FOREVER
 

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