sempre
- adverb
- /ˈsɛmpreɪ/
- Specialized
:
siempre
- The composer wrote 'piano sempre' in the score to indicate the music should always be soft.
Examples
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She ended her letter with 'ti penso sempre', expressing her constant thoughts.
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You should sing sempre in the same style.
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In the novel, the Italian father whispers 'ti amo sempre' to show lasting devotion.
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The orchestra played sempre with great passion.
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The composer wrote 'piano sempre' in the score to indicate the music should always be soft.
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She ended her letter with 'ti penso sempre', expressing her constant thoughts.
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In the novel, the Italian father whispers 'ti amo sempre' to show lasting devotion.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
On every occasion without exception
57
4.2
Always in every situation without change
48
1.0
Something happens on every occasion without exception
6
5.4
Happens every year or for a long time
1
9.9
At any time
At all times
How Often
- Specialized
∞
1.0
476
1.0
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
438
2.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sempre comes from the Latin word semper, which means 'always'. So in music and in Italian it keeps that meaning: sempre tells you to do something 'throughout' or 'always in the same way', as in the phrase Semper Fidelis which means 'always faithful'.