e'er

e'er
poet. var. of EVER.

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adverb
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
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I will always be there to help you

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always arrives on time

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there is always some pollution in the air

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ever hoping to strike it rich

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ever busy

Syn: ↑always, ↑ever
Ant: ↑never (for: ↑ever)

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\(ˈ)e](ə)r, (ˈ)a(a)], ]ə\ adverb
Etymology: by contraction
: ever

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/air/, adv. Chiefly Literary.
ever.

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e'er /ār/ a contraction of ↑ever

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e’er UK [eə(r)] US [er] adverb literary
ever
Thesaurus: all the time and alwayssynonym never and never againsynonym ways of emphasizing what you are sayinghyponym

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e'er «air», adverb.
ever.
suffix added to nouns to form nouns and verbs.
1. a person who directs or operates, as in »

auctioneer, charioteer.

2. a person who produces, as in »

pamphleteer.

3. to be concerned or deal with, as in »

electioneer.

[< Old French -ier < Latin -iārius]

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[e(ə)r]
poetic/literary contraction of ever

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e'er 7 [e'er] [eə(r)] [er] adverb (literary)
= ever

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e'er
variant of ever.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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