"immer" meaning in German

See immer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɪmɐ/ Audio: De-immer.ogg , De-immer2.ogg , De-at-immer.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -ɪmɐ Etymology: From Middle High German immer (also iemer, imer), from Old High German iomēr (“always”). From io (“always”) + mēr (“more”). Cognate with Dutch immer, German Low German ümmer, jümmer, jümmers, Middle English a mare, aa mare (“evermore”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|immer}} Middle High German immer, {{m|gmh|iemer}} iemer, {{m|gmh|imer}} imer, {{der|de|goh|iomer|iomēr|always}} Old High German iomēr (“always”), {{compound|goh|io|mer||alt2=mēr|nocat=1|t1=always|t2=more}} io (“always”) + mēr (“more”), {{cog|nl|immer}} Dutch immer, {{cog|nds-de|ümmer}} German Low German ümmer, {{m|nds-de|jümmer}} jümmer, {{m|nds-de|jümmers}} jümmers, {{cog|enm|a mare}} Middle English a mare, {{m|enm|aa mare|t=evermore}} aa mare (“evermore”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} immer, {{de-adv}} immer
  1. always
    at all times without exception
    Synonyms (at all times): stets (english: but somewhat uncommon in this sense), allzeit [dated, poetic]
    Sense id: en-immer-de-adv-6KAWtORj Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 67 5 11 1 17 Disambiguation of 'at all times': 58 29 9 1 3
  2. always
    very often; all the time; constantly
    Synonyms (very often): stets [formal], dauernd, ständig, immerzu
    Sense id: en-immer-de-adv-kN2Z-OM7 Disambiguation of 'very often': 3 84 8 3 3
  3. always
    every time; whenever some precondition is given
    Synonyms (every time): stets [formal], jedes Mal
    Sense id: en-immer-de-adv-6d6l~Q10 Disambiguation of 'every time': 14 14 67 3 3
  4. (with comparative) to a greater degree over time, more and more Tags: with comparative
    Sense id: en-immer-de-adv-txgW7QXp
  5. (colloquial, unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed Tags: colloquial, unstressed
    Sense id: en-immer-de-adv-HbWrDNLn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: immer gleich, immer noch, immer wieder, immer wenn Related terms: meistens, manchmal, selten, nie, ewig

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      "sense": "very often",
      "word": "immerzu"
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