Phrase guide

as ever

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /æz ˈɛvə/
  • General-American: /əz ˈɛvɚ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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phrase

Meaning 1

Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • You're as charming as ever, sweetheart.
  • 1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv Everything was insipid. Every day the old lady asked me whether I liked the food, but what could she do? I was still as shy as ever and dared not ask for more than what was put before me.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From as and ever.