Phrase guide

every time

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

At each occasion that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Every time I see you, it makes me happy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Used to express a strong preference for one thing over another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • You can keep your wine — give me beer every time!
  • If I had the choice between going to work and staying at home, I'd pick staying at home every time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُلَّمَا (kullamā) — at each occasion that
  • Chinese Cantonese: 次次 (ci3 ci3) — at each occasion that
  • Chinese Cantonese: 每次 (mui5 ci3) — at each occasion that
  • Chinese Cantonese: 下下 (haa5 haa5) — at each occasion that
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每當 /每当 (měidāng) — at each occasion that
  • Maore Comorian: kula — at each occasion that
  • Maore Comorian: kula saa — at each occasion that
  • Ngazidja Comorian: haina wakati — at each occasion that
  • Ngazidja Comorian: haini wakati — at each occasion that
  • Ngazidja Comorian: haini sa — at each occasion that
  • Dutch: steeds — at each occasion that
  • Dutch: telkens — at each occasion that
  • Esperanto: ĉiufoje — at each occasion that
  • Estonian: iga kord — at each occasion that
  • Finnish: joka kerta kun — at each occasion that
  • Finnish: aina kun — at each occasion that
  • French: chaque fois que — at each occasion that
  • French: à chaque fois que — at each occasion that
  • German: jedes Mal — at each occasion that
  • German: immer wenn — at each occasion that
  • German: so oft — at each occasion that
  • Icelandic: í hvert skipti — at each occasion that
  • Icelandic: í hvert sinn — at each occasion that
  • Italian: ogni volta — at each occasion that
  • Japanese: 毎度 (maido) — at each occasion that
  • Japanese: 毎回 (maikai) — at each occasion that
  • Japanese: いつも (itsumo) — at each occasion that
  • Latin: quoties — at each occasion that
  • Latin: unquam — at each occasion that
  • Plautdietsch: jiedatsmol — at each occasion that
  • Polish: za każdym razem — at each occasion that
  • Polish: każdokroć — at each occasion that
  • Polish: każdokrotnie — at each occasion that
  • Polish: każdorazowo — at each occasion that
  • Portuguese: sempre que — at each occasion that
  • Portuguese: toda vez — at each occasion that
  • Romanian: de fiecare dată — at each occasion that
  • Romanian: ori de câte ori — at each occasion that
  • Russian: ка́ждый раз (káždyj raz) — at each occasion that
  • Russian: всегда́ (vsegdá) — at each occasion that
  • Spanish: cada vez — at each occasion that
  • Swedish: varje gång — at each occasion that
  • Finnish: aina — used to express a preference
  • German: immer — used to express a preference
  • Romanian: oricând — used to express a preference
  • Spanish: siempre — used to express a preference
  • Spanish: mil veces — used to express a preference