dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/alw_MW.json
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{
"always":{
"antonyms":[
"ne'er",
"never"
],
"definitions":{
": at all times : invariably":[
"always smiling"
],
": at any rate : in any event":[
"You can always try again if it doesn't work this time."
],
": forever":[
"will love you always"
]
},
"examples":[
"He always tries, but he doesn't always succeed.",
"It's always a pleasure to see you.",
"I can always tell when he's upset.",
"This area is always filled with tourists.",
"Things won't always go as planned.",
"You're always welcome to stay with us.",
"He has always been a good friend to me.",
"Life won't always be this easy.",
"I always thought they'd get married some day, but they never did.",
"Isn't that what you've always wanted",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Marketing in this regard will always be a part of the pie. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"New York has always been the kind of city that wears its history like a badge of honor\u2014or, to put a finer point on it, a vintage patch on a new jacket ripped right from the runway. \u2014 Roxanne Fequiere, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Julia Garner is a lock for a nomination, and deserves to be, because Ruth has always been the best part of Ozark and that was doubly true for the two-part final season. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"Their story is not always the most interesting part of the documentary. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"While Gomez and Swift have yet to collaborate musically, the BFFs are always supportive of each other\u2019s careers. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Summer stage programming is always a guessing game, as realized by Towle Theater Artistic Director Jeff Casey, the man and the mind responsible for selecting programming for the Hammond performance space. \u2014 Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Social achievements are always at risk of going backwards and their defense has to be our day to day. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Elven is always a good choice, but there are so many great characters to choose from. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English alwayes , from alwey":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-w\u0101z",
"-(\u02cc)w\u0101z",
"-w\u0259z",
"also \u02c8\u022f-",
"\u02c8\u022fl-w\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aye",
"ay",
"consistently",
"constantly",
"continually",
"ever",
"forever",
"incessantly",
"invariably",
"night and day",
"perpetually",
"unfailingly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023202",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"always-on":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": always active, operating, or powered":[
"an always-on Internet connection",
"When a power shortage occurs and electricity costs rise, the always-on devices scattered throughout \u2026 your facility consume increasingly expensive power.",
"\u2014 Gilbert Held"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-w\u0259z-",
"also \u02c8\u022f-",
"-\u02c8\u00e4n",
"-(\u02cc)w\u0101z-",
"\u02c8\u022fl-w\u0113z-\u02c8\u022fn"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112336"
},
"alway":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": always":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fl-(\u02cc)w\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English alwey, alneway , from Old English ealne weg , literally, all the way, from ealne (accusative of eall all) + weg (accusative) way \u2014 more at way":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073329"
}
}