adv
Meaning 1
Every time; always, without change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- He is invariably late for meetings.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
invariably
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.
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bli/
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colloquial, dialectal: /ɪnˈvɛ(ə).ɹə.bli/
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N V EH1 R IY0 AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
without variation or change, in every case
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- constantly kind and gracious
- he always arrives on time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: constantly, always
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English invariable Middle English -ly English -ly English invariably From invariable + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: винаги (vinagi) — always
- Bulgarian: постоянно (postojanno) — always
- Catalan: invariablement — always
- Dutch: onveranderlijk steevast — always
- Finnish: poikkeuksetta — always
- French: invariablement — always
- French: constamment — always
- French: perpétuellement — always
- Hungarian: mindig — always
- Hungarian: minden esetben — always
- Hungarian: kivétel nélkül — always
- Polish: niezmiennie — always
- Polish: nieodmiennie — always
- Russian: неизме́нно (neizménno) — always
- Spanish: invariablemente — always
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