Английский словарь американских идиом - always
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~ S1 W1 adv 1 all the time, at all times, on every occassion (Always lock your bicycle to something secure. | Tea is always served at 5 o'clock. | She had always assumed that Gabriel was a girl's name. | Anne had always been pretty. | He wasn't always a butler. (=he had other jobs at other times in his life)) 2 for as long as you can remember or for a very long time (I've always wanted to go to Paris.) 3 if you say that you will ~ do something, you mean that you will do it forever (I'll always remember that day. | He said he would love me always.) 4 if someone is ~ doing something, or if something ~ happens, it happens often, especially in an annoying way (That wretched car is always breaking down! | She's always flirting with him.) 5 you could ~.../there is ~... spoken used to make a polite suggestion (You could always try ringing her again. | If you can't get it locally, there's always mail order.) ( USAGE NOTE: ALWAYS GRAMMAR ^~ usually comes after the first auxiliary or modal verb and before the main verb He always wanted/had a room of his own (NOT He had/wanted always a room of his own).| He had always lived there (had is auxiliary here).| You should always be careful walking alone at night (NOT usually should be always careful). ^~ usually follows the verb to be where it is used alone as a main verb I am always hungry (NOT I always am hungry). SPELLING Remember it is ~ (NOT allways or all ways). ) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred. Whenever I get into a relationship, I always fall madly in love... She’s always late for everything... We’ve always done it this way... Always lock your garage. ? never ADV: ADV before v 2. If something is always the case, was always the case, or will always be the case, it is, was, or will be the case all the time, continuously. We will always remember his generous hospitality... He was always cheerful. ? never ADV: ADV before v, ADV group 3. If you say that something is always happening, especially something which annoys you, you mean that it happens repeatedly. She was always moving things around. = forever ADV: ADV before v-cont 4. You use always in expressions such as can always or could always when you are making suggestions or suggesting an alternative approach or method. If you can’t find any decent apples, you can always try growing them yourself... ADV: can/could ADV inf 5. You can say that someone always 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 always was pretty strong... ADV: ADV before v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adverb Etymology: Middle English alwayes, from alwey Date: 14th century 1. at all times ; invariably 2. forever, perpetually 3. at any rate ; in any event as a last resort one can ~ work ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adv. 1 at all times; on all occasions (they are always late). 2 whatever the circumstances (I can always sleep on the floor). 3 repeatedly; often (they are always complaining). Etymology: ME, prob. distrib. genit. f. ALL + WAY + -'S(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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"Олуэйз" ("Всегда") Товарный знак женских гигиенических прокладок производства компании "Проктер энд Гэмбл" Procter and Gamble Co., г. Цинциннати, шт. Огайо ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. всегда, при всех обстоятельствах; без исключения there's always a first time —- когда-то это должно было начаться the sun always rises in the east —- солнце встает на востоке not always —- не всегда; иногда he isn't always trustworthy —- ему не всегда можно верить we do not always agree —- мы иногда не соглашаемся друг с другом 2. всегда, навсегда, навечно will you love me always? —- ты всегда будешь любить меня? 3. в крайнем случае, при необходимости she can always move back to her parents —- она может при необходимости переехать обратно к родителям I can always go to work —- в крайнем случае я могу поступить на работу; пойти работать я могу всегда 4. часто неодобр. вечно, постоянно, беспрерывно why are you always finding fault? —- почему ты вечно к чему-то придираешься? he's always asking silly questions —- он постоянно задает дурацкие вопросы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1350, compound of O.E. phrase ealne weg "always, quite, perpetually," lit. "all the way." With adverbial genitive, though the variant alway survived into 1800s. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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