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[ˈɔːlweɪz]

adv

1) on every occasion

I always get the eight o'clock train.[/ex]

Starting a new job is always a bit of a shock.[/ex]

2) all the time

Is he always this silly?[/ex]

3) for all time in the past or future

I'll always remember how kind she was.[/ex]

Jimmy was always a difficult boy.[/ex]

4) used for saying that something happens often, especially when this annoys you

He's always forgetting my name.[/ex]

•

as always — as on every other occasion[/ex]

As always, her father was there to meet her.[/ex]

I/you/they etc could always... — spoken used for making a suggestion[/ex]

You could always phone him yourself.[/ex]

there's always... — used for making a suggestion[/ex]

There's always Sue if Jane isn't available.[/ex]