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# invariably

adverb (formal)

«invariably» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Always, every time, without any change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/#m1)

### In the lessons

Formal word in stories and reports: "the bus is invariably late". In science, a rule that invariably holds is always true. Phrases: almost invariably.

### Examples

- The bus is invariably late on Mondays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/#x1)
- My brother invariably eats the last biscuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/#x2)
- Water invariably boils at 100 °C at sea level. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/#x3)
- When it rains, the field invariably floods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/#x4)
- She invariably arrives with a smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/#x5)
- The cat invariably sits on my homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/#x6)
- He is quite deaf and blind, and invariably barks when there is no need, and makes no sound when there is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/#x7)

### Note

Comes from "vary" (to change): in-variable = not changing. Means "always", stronger than "usually". People sometimes use it loosely to mean "nearly always".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «invariably» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/invariably/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«invariably» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/invariably.html) on Mova free.