Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb At all times; invariably.
  • adverb For all time; forever.
  • adverb At any time; in any event.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • All the time; throughout all time; uninterruptedly; continually; perpetually; ever: as, God is always the same.
  • Every time; at all recurring times; as often as occasion arises: as, he always comes home on Saturday.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually.
  • adverb Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to sometimes or occasionally.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually.
  • adverb Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly;—opposed to sometimes or occasionally.
  • adverb informal In any event.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb at any time or in any event
  • adverb without variation or change, in every case
  • adverb forever; throughout all time
  • adverb at all times; all the time and on every occasion
  • adverb without interruption

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English alweis : alwei, always (from Old English ealne weg : ealne, accusative of eall, all; see all + weg, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots) + -es, adv. suff.; see –s.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Originally a genitive form of alway, from Middle English allwaye, alle wey, from Old English ealneġ, ealneweġ ("always, perpetually", literally "all the way"), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to al- (“all”) +‎ way, or all +‎ -ways. Cognate with Scots alwayis ("always"), Low German allerwegens ("very often", literally "all ways'"). More at all, way.

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  • "And I will love you, baby - always

    And I'll be there forever and a day - always

    I'll be there till the stars don't shine

    Till the heavens burst and

    The words dont rhyme

    And I know when I die, youll be on my mind

    And I'll love you - always"

    January 10, 2007

  • The comfort of always and forever...

    May 4, 2007

  • “If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.�?

    -Winnie the Pooh

    July 24, 2009

  • "Always" -Shadrack (Sula by Toni Morrison")

    February 19, 2011

  • "Always, I'll be with you

    I'll be there for you, always, always and always

    Just look over your shoulder

    I'll be there, always"-Kala (Disney's Tarzan)

    February 19, 2011

  • "Cherelle?

    Yes, Pebbs

    Have you ever loved someone so much

    That you feel it deep down in your soul?

    Girl, I truly have

    Well, this is how I feel about the one I love

    Let's sing it together

    Always" -Always by Pebbles

    February 19, 2011