From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
always
adv 1: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will
always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time";
"there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping
to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: always, ever,
e'er] [ant: ne'er, never]
2: without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind
and gracious"; "he always arrives on time" [syn:
constantly, invariably, always]
3: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing"
[syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually,
incessantly]
4: at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you
don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"
5: forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I
shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Always \Al"ways\, adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig.
a genitive) ending.]
1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time;
continually; as, God is always the same.
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Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts.
--Milton.
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2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated
intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to
sometimes or occasionally.
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He always rides a black galloway. --Bulwer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a],
[=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L.
aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va
course. ?, ?. Cf. Age, v., Either, a., Or, conj.]
Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
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For his mercies aye endure. --Milton.
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For aye, always; forever; eternally.
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