"toujours" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [French]

IPA: /tu.ʒuʁ/ Audio: Fr-toujours.ogg
Rhymes: -uʁ Etymology: From Middle French tousjours, from Old French toz jorz, tuzjurz (“without ceasing”, literally “all days”). By surface analysis, tous + jours (compare Dutch altijd (“always”), Danish altid (“always”)). Replaced Old French sempres (“always”), from Latin semper. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|frm|tousjours}} Middle French tousjours, {{uder|fr|fro|toz jorz}} Old French toz jorz, {{surf|fr|tous|jours}} By surface analysis, tous + jours, {{cog|nl|altijd||always}} Dutch altijd (“always”), {{cog|da|altid||always}} Danish altid (“always”), {{m+|fro|sempres||always}} Old French sempres (“always”), {{m+|la|semper}} Latin semper Head templates: {{fr-adv}} toujours
  1. always
    Sense id: en-toujours-fr-adv-nNxsR6oZ
  2. still Synonyms: encore
    Sense id: en-toujours-fr-adv-lOhWbd~B Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toûjours [obsolete], tousjours [obsolete] Derived forms: cause toujours, de toujours, depuis toujours, encore et toujours, toujours est-il que

Adjective [Swedish]

Etymology: From French "toujours (aimable)". Attested since 1840. Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective}} toujours
  1. (rare, only used predicatively) sociable and nice Tags: predicative, rare
    Sense id: en-toujours-sv-adj-YSCrhs6f Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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