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as ever

UK/æz ˈɛvə/US/əz ˈɛvɚ/

as ever phrase: consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.

Phrase

as ever

  1. (idiomatic) Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.
    • You're as charming as ever, sweetheart.
    • Everything was insipid. Every day the old lady asked me whether I liked the food, but what could she do? I was still as shy as ever and dared not ask for more than what was put before me.1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv

Origin of as ever

From as and ever.

Questions about as ever

What does as ever mean?
As ever means consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.
What part of speech is as ever?
As ever is a phrase.
How do you pronounce as ever?
As ever is pronounced /æz ˈɛvə/ (UK).

Words near as ever in the dictionary

  1. as built
  2. as builts
  3. as clever as a cartload of monkeys
  4. as demure as an old whore at a christening
  5. as easy as rolling off a log
  6. as ever
  7. as ever trod shoe leather
  8. as ever trod shoe-leather
  9. as far as
  10. as far as I am concerned
  11. as far as I'm concerned

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