[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/always/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) / always # always adverb «always» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Always means every time, with no exception. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#m1) 2. Always means for all time, forever: I will always love you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#m2) 3. Always can mean again and again, often in an annoying way: he is always losing his keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#m3) 4. (casual) «As always» or «as per usual» means just as it happens every time, often said with a sigh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#m4) 5. (formal) The exam voice says «invariably», «without exception», «in all cases» or «at all times» where a child would say «always». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#m5) ### In the lessons a rule that holds every time («We always subtract the smaller number from the bigger one»); in science laws that always hold (water always boils at 100 °C at sea level); in safety rules «always wear a helmet», «always look both ways»; in everyday habits; in casual and rough talk a complaint about a habit («you're always nicking my stuff», «typical, always late»); in the exam voice «invariably», «at all times», «in all cases», «without exception» ### Examples - We always subtract the smaller number from the bigger one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x1) - Ella always buys 2 apples on her way home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x2) - A week always has 7 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x3) - Always look both ways before you cross the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x4) - Always wash your hands before you eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x5) - The sun always rises in the east. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x6) - My little brother is always asking questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x7) - Grandma always reads us a story at bedtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x8) - ugh he's always late, as per usual [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x9) - You're always nicking my pens, get your own! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x10) - Pupils shall at all times remain seated whilst the vehicle is in motion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x11) - A quantity multiplied by one invariably remains unchanged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x12) - But he always guarded it faithfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/#x13) ### Note Marks a rule or a repeated habit; no operation clue by itself. Trap: «always buys 2 each day» may hide repeated groups, so count the days. It usually stands before the main verb (she always walks) but after «is/are» (she is always late). «is always losing» with -ing is a complaint about a habit, not a rule. Opposite: never. «invariably» and «without exception» in an exam mean exactly «always». ## In Jewish tradition a rule that holds every time («We always subtract the smaller number from the bigger one»); in science laws that always hold (water always boils at 100 °C at sea level); in safety rules «always wear a helmet», «always look both ways»; in everyday habits; in casual and rough talk a complaint about a habit («you're always nicking my stuff», «typical, always late»); in the exam voice «invariably», «at all times», «in all cases», «without exception» ### Examples - And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. (Torah DEU.6.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/always/#x1) - a land which the LORD thy God careth for; the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. (Torah DEU.11.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/always/#x2) - Bible dictionaries generally give the word as Cherubim, but in Hebrew the initial letter is always K and not Ch. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/always/#x3) - He will not always contend; neither will He keep His anger for ever. (Writings PSA.103.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/always/#x4) - Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no oil. (Writings ECC.9.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/always/#x5) - Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches. (Writings PSA.73.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/always/#x6) ### Note Marks a rule or a repeated habit; no operation clue by itself. Trap: «always buys 2 each day» may hide repeated groups, so count the days. It usually stands before the main verb (she always walks) but after «is/are» (she is always late). «is always losing» with -ing is a complaint about a habit, not a rule. Opposite: never. «invariably» and «without exception» in an exam mean exactly «always». ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «always» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«always» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/always.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «always» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/always/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«always» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/always.html) on Mova free.