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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
always
adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
could always
▪ You could always try phoning her at the office.
it’s just what I’ve always wanted (=used to thank someone for a present that you really like)
▪ Thanks for the bread machine – it's just what I've always wanted.
nearly always
▪ I nearly always go home for lunch.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
assume
▪ I have always assumed that Brightside had it right and Dagenham was merely contributing a series of Gouldisms to the discussion.
▪ She has always assumed her regular place on the couch, the special place where the starters sit.
▪ She had always assumed that something would happen, sometime, to sweep away her marital comfort.
▪ I had always assumed teachers' salaries were generous, but Kierra corrects my impression.
▪ Cambridge, which always assumes that anyone who leaves it passes into outer darkness, found the decision incomprehensible.
▪ We have always assumed that animal protein was the necessary kind for human health.
do
▪ They did what they always did, and he let them.
▪ It always did, but in the end he would be relieved.
▪ She sat waiting for him, as she always did, hiding in the darkness afforded by the bus shelter.
▪ Yet we do what we always do when confronted with a challenge: Lunge for a quick, easy and cosmetic solution.
▪ He always did us the courtesy of a reply, mind.
▪ When I came into the dining room, everyone looked up and smiled as they always did, and I beamed back.
▪ Her tear ducts were responding as they always did when her emotions bubbled up.
▪ We always do our work with much more energy for several days after a massage or yoga session.
feel
▪ She'd always felt drawn to him.
▪ In the subtle dynamic of power I always felt that Clarisa had more control-if only because she desired me less.
▪ I always felt I should have been able to protect my mother better but I couldn't.
▪ Whether it's a power lunch or a romantic dinner, a meal at Cicada always feels like a special occasion.
▪ In this house, since commune days, she had always felt shy.
▪ He was also liked by his employees, who always felt Clark had their best interests at heart.
▪ Ever since, she has always felt that she has a tenuous grip upon life.
▪ My mother and father always felt they might have been related.
find
▪ Howard's always found him slightly unsettling, it's true.
▪ Other researchers can always find a correlation weight and early death because fewer heavy people than slender people exercise, he says.
▪ He takes his belt to him - I try to hide him sometimes, but he always finds him in the end.
▪ You could always find something entertaining to do around Morrisonville.
▪ I have always found it a great advantage to loathe my political opponents.
▪ Writers had not always found Black Mountain particularly fertile ground.
▪ I always find art galleries and museums hungry work, though.
▪ Annes in 1979, he hit only two fairways yet almost always found his ball sitting kindly.
keep
▪ Our dog is our constant walking companion and is always kept on a lead.
▪ Hence Phoenix always keeps at least two of its garbage districts in public hands-so it will always have the capacity to compete.
▪ This continues to happen back and forth, always keeping the momentum total zero.
▪ Jennifer always kept busy playing different sports.
▪ And her parents' small hotel had always kept them comfortable, rather than wealthy.
▪ Both Phobos and Deimos always keep the same side toward Mars.
▪ The room, with its unusual decor and accoutrements, was always kept locked.
▪ But my mother always kept this house.
know
▪ It was uncanny the way that he always knew when he reached the pew.
▪ Everybody knew, my folks always knew.
▪ Lisa always knew she did not really want her baby adapted, and before she was even born had decided against it.
▪ Somehow Lang always knew when I would be coming to town.
▪ She was to say that she always knew his moods.
▪ At Exeter, Fred found himself surrounded by the same relaxed wealth he had always known.
▪ This method also makes it easier to plot the location of finds since one's exact position is always known.
like
▪ I've got a couple of guys who I always like to go with.
▪ Paquita and I had always liked each other, but I knew she would have preferred me to be more conventional.
▪ I always like to be well-dressed.
▪ See has always liked to buy direct from California farmers.
▪ In fact, he'd always liked the house better when Dale wasn't in it.
▪ I always liked to go with what I wanted to do.
▪ He always liked it when she wore a certain shade of lipstick, coral, not cherry.
▪ A: I always liked to draw.
look
▪ Sean had always looked around him when he went into people's houses.
▪ Wants to know about his work, his views, everything. Always looking out for him at the Press Center.
▪ However, that process is continually evolving and we are always looking for suggestions to aid its development.
▪ Even Aristotle complained that communal property always looked worse than private lands.
▪ Pictures which share a common theme always look good when hung together.
▪ I thought he was a horse trainer, perhaps. Always looked happy, always looked easy.
▪ They always look back to the old smokestack industries.
▪ He has always looked for one more megaphone.
seem
▪ The monarchy, therefore, has always seemed a bit inappropriate.
▪ They always seem intent on involvement in the situation and find pleasure and enjoyment in analyzing relationships of others.
▪ Before this the teachers always seemed to be there for me.
▪ He always seemed to be ringing from a callbox, on grounds that the walls in his office had ears.
▪ The Lockharts' house always seemed to me to smell of the 1930s.
▪ Anglers always seem to carry large amounts of equipment.
▪ Through the night in the tossing chest she listened to the waters that seemed always about to wash over them.
tell
▪ He was always telling her how pretty she was, how well she ran Riverstown.
▪ You always told me how open the man is.
▪ Keith: Yeah - they always tell you what to do.
▪ And I think, this is why I married him; he always tells me to do it.
▪ He didn't say anything, but Cara could always tell.
▪ There are two stories they always tell together.
▪ Dad was always telling her off about that, about how it cracked the shoe leather and led to big repairs.
▪ Mother is always telling me to comb my hair because I look terrible.
think
▪ He's quite good-looking in a film-starry way - I'd always thought of him as young.
▪ I have always thought pneumonia was the root of it all, contracted during that six-day match in the bitter cold.
▪ She always thinks that she knows best.
▪ I always thought reality. was pretty weird.
▪ When I was younger, I always thought it looked like money for jam.
▪ I always thought that I would get more done in one day than it was possible to do.
▪ We always thought we'd leave, I suppose.
▪ Gee, and I always thought we had the chores fairly well divided.
try
▪ That was my dad - always trying to keep up with things.
▪ I always try to conduct myself reasonably in public.
▪ To be honest I think he has an over-active gland, always trying to inveigle his way into my bed.
▪ He was always trying to learn something.
▪ She was always trying to turn it into something it wasn't.
▪ I think how Ted, Charles, and I always tried to go back every August.
▪ Miss Hinkle was always trying to make me an office magnate, dictating letters and answering telephone calls.
▪ Opposition forces have constantly rebelled and tried to kill the leader, and he has always tried to obliterate them.
use
▪ When we were lads Walton's doorway was where we always used to stand and watch the world go by.
▪ You could always use your thumb on the trigger.
▪ We always used to say the guys on the Ridge were lucky, the stork brought their babies.
▪ Disulfiram should be used always as part of a comprehensive treatment program.
▪ If in any doubt, consult an electrician. Always use a circuit breaker for added safety.
▪ You can always use hypothetical situations.
▪ I tried astronomy-I had always used the stars as a kid to get away.
want
▪ I had always wanted to discover as much as I could about the people I met and I was especially interested now.
▪ It's what I've always wanted from the bottom of my heart...
▪ When my husband comes home he always wants to make love but I don't.
▪ Is it the sad reciprocity of love that you always want what you think you are giving?
▪ Of course I'd seen pictures and I've always wanted a guitar like that.
▪ A place for adults where kids always wanted to go.
▪ It's particularly nice when you can get people together who've always wanted to meet.
▪ White recruited George to play at Illinois, then left, and George has always wanted to play for White.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(that's/it's) always the way!
There'll always be an England
once a ..., always a ...
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Grandma had always told us to be careful.
▪ He's always been very curious.
▪ He always has sandwiches for his lunch.
▪ I'll always remember the day we first met.
▪ I've always admired Sean Connery.
▪ I always say my prayers before I go to bed.
▪ Jenna always talks too loud.
▪ My brother is almost always late.
▪ My dad's always telling me I should get my hair cut.
▪ My stupid car is always breaking down!
▪ Our upstairs neighbor always keeps to himself. We hardly know him at all.
▪ Ron is always in a bad mood in the morning.
▪ She said she would always love him.
▪ She was always ready to listen to my problems.
▪ Sylvia has always hated her nose.
▪ The temperature of the lake is always below fifty-five degrees.
▪ The wind is always blowing there.
▪ Why do you always blame me for everything?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Anyway, as elections approached it was not always politically desirable to have a tight monetary policy.
▪ Because you're always trying to get the better of me.
▪ If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know - we always appreciate receiving feedback from Friends.
▪ Miss Male confessed that she had always wanted to visit the States.
▪ They almost always taste pretty good but they are not beautiful.
▪ We always let him and we always will let him.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
always

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.

For his mercies aye endure.
--Milton.

For aye, always; forever; eternally.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
always

mid-14c., compound of Old English phrase ealne weg "always, quite, perpetually," literally "all the way," with accusative of space or distance, though the oldest recorded usages refer to time; see all + way (n.). The adverbial genitive -s appeared early 13c. and is now the standard, though the variant alway survived into 1800s. OED speculates allway was originally of space or distance, "but already in the oldest Eng. transferred to an extent of time."

Wiktionary
always

adv. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually.

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WordNet
always

  1. adv. 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: ever, e'er] [ant: never]

  2. seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing" [syn: forever]

  3. at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"

  4. forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"

Wikipedia
Always

Always may refer to:

Always (1989 film)

Always is a 1989 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, introducing Brad Johnson and featuring Audrey Hepburn's cameo in her final film appearance. The film was distributed by Universal Studios and United Artists.

Always is a remake of the 1943 romantic drama A Guy Named Joe, although Spielberg did not treat the film as a direct scene-by-scene repeat of the earlier World War II melodrama. The main departure in plot is altering the action to that of a modern aerial firefighting operation. The film, however, follows the same basic plot line: the spirit of a recently dead expert pilot mentors a newer pilot, while watching him fall in love with his surviving girlfriend. The names of the four principal characters of the earlier film are all the same, with the exception of the Ted Randall character, who is called Ted "Baker" in the remake and Pete's last name is "Sandich", instead of "Sandidge".

Always (Blink-182 song)

"Always" is a song by American rock band Blink-182, released on November 1, 2004 as the fourth and final single from the group's fifth studio album, Blink-182 (2003). The song was the lowest charting single from the album, but the song's music video received extensive play on music video channels. Like much of the album, the song shows the band's 1980s influences, with the multiple-layered, heavily effected guitars and new wave synthesizers.

The song can be found on the band's 2005 compilation Greatest Hits.

Always (brand)

Always is a brand of feminine hygiene products, including maxi pads, pantiliners, and feminine wipes, produced by Procter & Gamble. It was first introduced in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, German, and Africa in 1983 by a person called Bethany Holroyd. Always is sold under the name Whisper in Japan, Singapore, India, China, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, Cambodia, Mongolia, and Indonesia, under the name Lines in Italy, under the name Orkid in Turkey, and under the names Evax and Ausonia in Spain and Portugal. Procter & Gamble has the global leading position in manufacturing and commercializing feminine hygiene products. Marketing for the product includes the company's BeingGirl website.

Always (Irving Berlin song)

"Always" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1925, as a wedding gift for his wife Ellin McKay, whom he married in 1926, and to whom he presented the substantial royalties. The song was supposed to be used for the Marx Brothers' Broadway musical The Cocoanuts but was cut by Berlin during out-of-town tryouts.

Always (Aziza Mustafa Zadeh album)

Always is the second album released by the Azeri jazz artist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh. It was released in 1993. For it, she won the Echo Prize from Sony and the Phono Academy Award.

Always (Atlantic Starr song)

"Always" is ballad song by American recording R&B band Atlantic Starr. The track was the second single from the group's seventh album All in the Name of Love. The single peaked at number one on both the Hot Black Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts in June 1987. The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. In July, it also topped the Canadian RPM 100 national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks.

Always (Bon Jovi song)

"Always" is a power ballad by Bon Jovi. It was released as a single from their 1994 album Cross Road and went on to become their best-selling single, with a million copies sold in the U.S. and more than 3 million worldwide. The song reached No. 4 in the U.S. Billboard charts, No. 2 on the Mainstream Top 40 and was also an international hit (#1 in Australia, No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 4 in Germany). It marks Alec John Such's final single with the band before he left the band in late 1994.

Always (Erasure song)

"Always" is a synthpop ballad by British group Erasure. It was released in 1994 as the first single from their sixth studio album I Say I Say I Say. Mute Records issued the single in the UK, while Elektra Records released it in the U.S. "Always" was written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, and is produced by Martyn Ware.

The song is built on the synthesized harmony of Clarke and Bell's subdued vocals and lyrics. The music video features Bell in a Chinese scroll painting-inspired backdrop; it was directed by the French filmmaker Jan Kounen.

The song quickly became Erasure's 13th Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. In the United States, the single became Erasure's third Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 20, six years after their last major U.S. pop hit. On the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, "Always" climbed to number six.

Always (Saliva song)

"Always" is the first single off the album Back into Your System by the rock band Saliva with lead vocalist Josey Scott. It made it to number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks for one week in February 2003, and has been Saliva's most successful hit.

The music video for "Always" focuses on a young man who appears to be haunted by a woman of his past, sporadically appearing throughout town. The video ends with the man, enraged, destroying a telephone booth before collapsing to the ground. MTV requested an edit of the lyrics in the final verse. The line "the pistol shaking in my hand, and all I can hear is the sound" was edited to replace the word "pistol" with "anger" in the video version. Also, this song was played on Music Choice Television.

"Always" was the theme song for WWE's Survivor Series Pay-per-view in November 2002.

The song is also featured in the music video game Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock as a downloadable content song.

Always (Patsy Cline album)

Always is an album released in 1980, promoting some material of Country singer Patsy Cline's work from the 1960s.

The album released an overdub single in 1980 called " Always", which was of course the title track. The song peaked at #18 on the Country charts that year, and brought Cline's popularity back up again. The album was criticized by many for, overdubbing "Always".

Always (Gabrielle album)

Always is the fifth studio album by British singer- songwriter Gabrielle, her first release in over three years.

Always (short story)

"Always" is a science fiction short story written by Karen Joy Fowler. Originally published in the April/May 2007 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, it won the 2007 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. It is collected in Fowler's What I Didn't See.

Always (Hazell Dean album)

Always is the third album by British singer Hazell Dean.

Released in 1988, it coincided with the singer's comeback and featured the hit singles " Who's Leaving Who" (UK #4), "Maybe (We Should Call it a Day)" (UK #15) and "Turn It into Love" (UK #21). Also included were remixes of earlier singles " They Say It's Gonna Rain", "Walk in My Shoes", "No Fool (For Love)" and "Always Doesn't Mean Forever". The album itself reached No.38 - her highest placing in the album charts. The album was also released in the US in 1988 with an alternative cover. On 23 April 2012, a remastered deluxe double edition with bonus tracks remixes and previous outstanding singles has been released on the Cherry Pop UK label.

Always (Aysel and Arash song)

"Always" is a song by Azerbaijani singer Aysel Teymurzadeh (performing as AySel) and Swedish- Iranian singersongwriter Arash. It was the Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The song was selected by Ictimai TV (İTV), the Azerbaijani broadcaster, among the 30 songs submitted to the broadcaster in an open call. The song was composed by a group of songwriters including Arash.

The video clip for the song was directed by Swedish director Fredrik Boklund and premiered on Ictimai TV on 24 April 2009. Boklund described the video as "visual rendition of the performers' emotions and feelings." It notably featured tar, a traditional Azeri musical instrument. Likewise the instrument briefly appeared on stage in Arash's hands during the live performance of "Always" at Eurovision.

AySel & Arash performed 12th in the second Eurovision semi-final on 14 May, following Hungary's Zoli Ádok with " Dance with Me" and preceding Greece's Sakis Rouvas with " This Is Our Night". The duo received 180 points, placing second behind Norway's Alexander Rybak, and proceeding to the final.

At the final the duo performed 11th in the draw, following Russia's Anastasiya Prikhodko with " Mamo" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina's Regina with " Bistra voda". They received 207 points, placing 3rd behind Norway's Alexander Rybak and Iceland's Yohanna.

"Always" is Azerbaijan's first top 3 placing.

By July 21, 2013, the preview videoclip for "Always" had been played on YouTube over 18 million times.

In January 2010, Tophit.ru reported that "Always" had become the second most selling ringtone in Ukraine and Belarus.

Always (EP)

Always is the first Korean EP by South Korean boy band Big Bang, released under YG Entertainment. The lead single is "Lies" (Korean: 거짓말; Revised Romanization: Geojitmal), composed by G-Dragon, and was a no. 1 hit, eventually becoming their break-out hit. It also became one of the most successful singles in South Korea, selling over 4.5 million digital units. The album sold over 87,000 copies.

Always (Mai Kuraki song)

"Always" is Mai Kuraki's 9th single, released on June 6, 2001.

Always (Switchfoot song)

"Always" is a song written and recorded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot. It was released in conjunction with " Mess of Me" as one of two lead singles from their seventh studio album, Hello Hurricane. While "Mess of Me" was worked to modern and mainstream rock formats, "Always" was worked to Christian AC/CHR by the band's CCM distributor, Credential Recordings/ EMI CMG. It was also released as a single in Japan, while an accompanying music video was made available there.

Always (Mika Nakashima song)

"Always" is Mika Nakashima's 31st single, released on January 20, 2010. The title song is the theme to the film " Sayonara Itsuka" starring Miho Nakayama. The single charted at No. 3 on the Oricon singles chart; aside from selling 42,165 copies, the title song has surpassed sales of over 1 million downloads.

The first press of "Always" came with a 2010 calendar, featuring photoshoots designed by Nakashima herself.

The B-sides "BABY BABY BABY" and "SPIRAL" were featured in commercials for Ghana (Valentine's Day promotion) and Kanebo Kate (Gradical Steps), respectively.

Always (Trina song)

"Always" is a song by American recording artist Trina. It features guest vocals by singer Monica and was written by Derrick Baker, Josh Augustus Burke, Cainon Lamb, and Michael Sterling and co-produced by Bigg D and Lamb for her fifth studio album, Amazin' (2010).

Always (James Ingram song)

Always is a 1986 song released by James Ingram, A Track Off His Album, Never Felt So Good, on the Qwest Label. And It Became A Top 30 R&B Hit In America.

Always (Willie Nelson album)

The compilation album, Always, by Willie Nelson was one of the best-selling albums of 1980 and 1981 in Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, it peaked at No. 4 and in New Zealand at No. 7.

Always (Pebbles album)

Always is the second album of Pebbles. It was released in 1990 on MCA Records, and spawned two #1 R&B hits, " Giving You the Benefit" and " Love Makes Things Happen", a duet with Babyface, as well as the top 5 R&B hit "Backyard" with Salt-n-Pepa and the top 20 R&B hit "Always".

Always (2011 film)

Always (; lit. Only You) is a South Korean film directed by Song Il-gon. Starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo in the lead roles, it is about a romance between an ex-boxer who has closed his heart to the world and a telemarketer who remains spirited despite slowly going blind.

With online tickets selling out a 2,000-seat outdoor movie theater in a record seven seconds, Always was the opening film of the 2011 Busan International Film Festival.

It was released in theaters on October 20, 2011. The film had a total of 1,027,614 admissions nationwide.

The movie was remade in 2015 in Kannada as Boxer and in 2016 in Hindi as Do Lafzon Ki Kahani.

Always (Xiu Xiu album)

Always is the eighth studio album by Xiu Xiu, released on February 28, 2012.

Always (MK song)

"Always" is a 1992 song by MK featuring Alana. It charted at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs in 1993 and #69 on the UK Singles Chart in 1995.

Always (Killswitch Engage song)

"Always" is the second single from Killswitch Engage's sixth studio album, Disarm the Descent. The song charted at No. 15 on the Mainstream Rock chart in the US.

Always (Samantha Jade song)

"Always" is a song by Australian recording artist, Samantha Jade. The song was written by Samantha Jade, Jon Levine & Carmen Reece. It was released as the second single from Nine on 26 February 2016. The song's accompanying music video was released on 3 March 2016.

Usage examples of "always".

He saw that the epicentre of Aberrancy always lay at the site of a Weaver monastery, and the monasteries were always built around the witchstones.

Kaiku had always been stubborn and wilful, but to be an Aberrant was surely indefensible?

People would always fight, argue, bicker and disagree, whether influenced by abiding Interlopers or not.

The ability to sense pain and discomfort in others, Will realized, was something he had always had and assumed others did as well.

I always had abonnement at the Opera Comique, and Mignon came round frequently.

I guess that was one of the few times when I was lucky to be black, because the older Aboriginal girls always gave us black babies an extra kiss and cuddle.

Black and Brennan had always believed that the Constitution guaranteed all those rights to American citizens and that state legislatures could not abridge them.

I have received a few unconfirmed rumors from the north, but then, you and I both know that warfare is always abrim with rumors, warriors being as gossipy as old women.

He always knew if someone was absent, but the rule of thumb was that unless he was asked a direct question he would not volunteer this information and therefore would not have to lie or turn the absentee in.

It is absolutely not an experience not an experience of momentary states, not an experience of self, not an experience of no-self, not an experience of relaxing, not an experience of surrendering: it is the Empty opening or clearing in which all of those experiences come and go, an opening or clearing that, were it not always already perfectly Present, no experiences could arise in the first place.

Tim had always found himself especially attuned to the deserted charms of Candie Gardens in winter, enjoying the bare traceries of the trees and the widened harbour view, the few points of colour against the monochrome background - the red and pink of the camellias near the top gate, the hanging yellow bells of the winter-flowering abutilon with their red clappers, even the iridescence of the mallard drake circling the largest of the ponds with his speckled mate.

Similarly, the Iraqis have always had abysmal maintenance practices, and an operational readiness rate of 65 percent is the norm in many combat units.

I tasted blood as though I were already drinking it, and I felt the abysmal and desperate emptiness that I always feel before I feast.

In our space-time, the acausal eschaton particle is always in the future, rather like the singularity inside a black hole.

Because to do so would have been to admit acausal relationships in the Balkans, influences removed from logic which would have been highly confusing in their disorderly ramifications, and had therefore always been thoughtfully ignored as nonexistent.