"as ever" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

IPA: /æz ˈɛvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əz ˈɛvɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-as ever.ogg
Etymology: From as and ever. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} as ever
  1. (idiomatic) Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-as_ever-en-phrase-u6B6Baii Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. :You're as charming as ever, sweetheart.
    Sense id: en-as_ever-en-phrase-NUWCLhpv
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  "etymology_text": "From as and ever.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "as ever",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always."
      ],
      "id": "en-as_ever-en-phrase-u6B6Baii",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv",
          "text": "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."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You're as charming as ever, sweetheart."
      ],
      "id": "en-as_ever-en-phrase-NUWCLhpv",
      "raw_glosses": [
        ":You're as charming as ever, sweetheart."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æz ˈɛvə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əz ˈɛvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-as ever.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/En-au-as_ever.ogg/En-au-as_ever.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/En-au-as_ever.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as ever"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrases",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From as and ever.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "as ever",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv",
          "text": "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."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You're as charming as ever, sweetheart."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        ":You're as charming as ever, sweetheart."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æz ˈɛvə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əz ˈɛvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-as ever.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/En-au-as_ever.ogg/En-au-as_ever.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/En-au-as_ever.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as ever"
}

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