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alway

alway

9.9
At all times
  • adverb
  • /ˈɔːlweɪ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : siempre
  • He promised to love her alway, through thick and thin.

Well, the will as instrument is always the same thing.

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Examples

Synonyms

always
vsalway
1.0

On every occasion without exception

is the archaic form used historically instead of the modern term
ever
vsalway
1.0

At all times, on every occasion

is the archaic form rather than the simple modern adverb
all the time
vsalway
1.0

Happens without stopping

is the archaic form and simply names occurrence at every occasion
constantly
vsalway
740 1.0

Very often or all the time without stopping

is the archaic form and focuses on timeless occurrence rather than frequency nuance
continually
vsalway
139 2.9

Happening again and again over time, often with short breaks

is the archaic form and denotes continuous presence at every occasion
invariably
vsalway
57 4.2

Always in every situation without change

is the archaic form rather than this formal, case focused adverb
48 1.0

Something happens on every occasion without exception

is the archaic form and does not add extra emphasis per instance
at every turn
vsalway
38 3.5

Again and again in every situation

is the archaic form and denotes every occasion without the situational nuance
perennially
vsalway
6 5.4

Happens every year or for a long time

is the archaic form and refers to any moment rather than long duration
everywhen
vsalway
  • Archaic
1 9.9

At all times and in every age

is the older spelling form used in past language rather than this phrasing
e'er
vsalway
  • Archaic
1 9.9

At any time

is the archaic written variant rather than this poetic contraction
aye
vsalway
  • Archaic
9.9

Forever without end

is the older standard spelling rather than this literary or dialectal form

Surface Forms

alway positive

Morphology

alway = all + way (semi-transparent) = all + way

The sense 'at all times' can be derived from 'all' + 'way', but the form 'alway' is archaic and the spelling ('al' vs 'all') and historical usage may confuse learners.

Etymology

The word alway comes from old parts all and way, meaning 'all the way' or 'every time', and it was used like always to say something happens at every moment.