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e'er

e'er

1 9.9
At any time
  • adverb
  • /ɛr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : siempre
  • Of all the comrades that e'er I had, you were the most loyal.

Examples

  • ♪ All the comrades that I e'er had ♪

    The Guard (2011)

  • "No man that's born of woman shall e'er have power upon thee."

    Macbeth (2015)

  • In a letter on July 14, he was linguistically demoted to "black Billy," and Carter spoke of him in a tone of equivocal heartbreak, but with words that implied that a test had taken place: "When black Billy set out with the papers mentioned before, I expected that you would have been possessed with said papers long e'er now; however, disappointments often happen."

    Academic text (2001)

  • "No man that's born of woman shall e'er have power upon thee."

  • To thy colors we'll e'er be true, standing by you in all times.

Synonyms

always
vse'er
∞ 1.0

On every occasion without exception

is the archaic expression used in older writing rather than everyday speech
ever
vse'er
∞ 1.0

At all times, on every occasion

is the archaic or poetic version rather than the neutral modern form
alway
vse'er
  • Archaic
9.9

At all times

is the archaic contracted form used in older poetic texts
aye
vse'er
  • Archaic
9.9

Forever without end

is the archaic expression used in older or poetic language rather than dialectal use

Surface Forms

e'er positive

Etymology

E'er is a poetic short form of ever, which means 'always'. Poets and songwriters dropped a sound to save a beat in a line, so e'er feels old-fashioned and is used to mean 'always'.