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ALWAYS
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
At all times; all the time and on every occasion
Example:
ever busy
Synonyms:
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Sense 2
Meaning:
Forever; throughout all time
Example:
I will always love you
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Sense 3
Meaning:
At any time or in any event
Example:
you could always take a day off
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 4
Meaning:
Without interruption
Example:
the world is constantly changing
Synonyms:
always; constantly; forever; incessantly; perpetually
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 5
Meaning:
Without variation or change, in every case
Example:
he always arrives on time
Synonyms:
always; constantly; invariably
Classified under:
Adverbs
Context examples:
I confess, my son, that I have always looked forward to your marriage with our dear Elizabeth as the tie of our domestic comfort and the stay of my declining years.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
I had always my eye open for seafaring men, with one leg or two, and I remember this one puzzled me.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Caused you to adjust your travel plans so that you are always near a restroom?
(OAB-q - Adjust Your Travel Plans so That You are Always Near a Restroom, NCI Thesaurus)
Children grow at different rates, so it isn't always easy to know when a child is obese or overweight.
(Obesity in Children, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
In people with healthy bones, new bone is always replacing old bone.
(Osteonecrosis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Cysts sometimes hurt - but not always.
(Ovarian Cysts, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)
Eosinophilia is a characteristic finding but it is not always present.
(Myeloid and Lymphoid Neoplasms with Eosinophilia and Abnormalities of PDGFRA, PDGFRB, or FGFR1, NCI Thesaurus)
The condition is always transmitted through autosomal dominant inheritance.
(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
This does not always mean the cancer has been cured.
(Complete remission, NCI Dictionary)
NOTE(S): This is needed because the dose may not always be derivable, e.g., if it is a string.
(Defined Substance Administration Period Dose Total, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
