ever
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /ˈɛvər/
:
muy
- She was ever so grateful for the help she received.
- ever so
- ever so slightly
Examples
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Friday Night Lights is one of the best TV shows ever made for me.
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My brother is the best brother ever in the whole entire world.
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But no one would ever believe it!
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Oh, this is the greatest thing that ever happened to me in my life.
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One of the best paint jobs I have ever done, without a doubt.
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This is the best lip product ever for super dry lips.
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Here it is, the scariest story ever told.
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This is the best blush I have ever bought.
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She told me the best advice ever, said Quasi.
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But it's the most rousing speech I've ever read.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Shows how strong something is, for example very cold
∞
1.0
Very used to give strong emphasis to an adjective or adverb
351
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
80
4.2
To make an adjective or adverb much stronger
5
5.4
To make a describing word much stronger
1
9.8
To add strong emphasis before an adjective or adverb
Idioms
- Informal
To wish someone good luck when the result depends on chance
Compounds
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ever in phrases like 'ever so' comes from the old English word æfre meaning 'at any time', and people used it to make an adjective stronger. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'ever so' as 'always so' or 'very', which is why it means 'very'.