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ever (EV uhr) (adverb)
1. Always; at all times: Galen was ever hoping that he would strike it rich.
2. At any time: The crime rate is higher now than it has ever been.
3. To a greater degree: Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.
2. At any time: The crime rate is higher now than it has ever been.
3. To a greater degree: Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.
never (NEV uhr) (adverb)
Not ever; on no occasion; at no time: Charles had never been there before.
You can never be sure about much of anything these days.
It is ever true, as some authors have said, that you can never go home again.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“ever”
(Latin: age; space of time, ever, always; eternity)
(Latin: always, ever, at all times, on each occasion)