can someone ever

can someone ever
do/is/can/etc someone ever mainly american spoken phrase
used for emphasizing that someone does something or has a particular quality

Mad? Was he ever!

Thesaurus: words used to describe someone's personalityhyponym general words for a person's charactersynonym
Main entry: ever

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  • do someone ever — do/is/can/etc someone ever mainly american spoken phrase used for emphasizing that someone does something or has a particular quality Mad? Was he ever! Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym g …   Useful english dictionary

  • is someone ever — do/is/can/etc someone ever mainly american spoken phrase used for emphasizing that someone does something or has a particular quality Mad? Was he ever! Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym g …   Useful english dictionary

  • ever — [[t]e̱və(r)[/t]] ♦ (Ever is an adverb which you use to add emphasis in negative sentences, commands, questions, and conditional structures.) 1) ADV: ADV before v, ADV adv Ever means at any time. It is used in questions and negative statements. I… …   English dictionary

  • ever */*/*/ — UK [ˈevə(r)] / US [ˈevər] adverb 1) at any time a) [usually in negatives or questions] at any time in the past, present, or future If you ever need any help, just let me know. Was Desmond ever in the army? have you ever done something?: Have you… …   English dictionary

  • ever — ev|er [ evər ] adverb *** 1. ) usually in negatives or questions at any time in the past, present, or future: If you ever need any help, just let me know. Was Ron ever in the army? have you ever done something?: Have you ever been to Las Vegas?… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • can — I [[t]kən, STRONG kæn[/t]] MODAL USES ♦ (Can is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. The form cannot is used in negative statements. The usual spoken form of cannot is can t, pronounced [[t]kɑ͟ːnt, AM kæ̱nt[/t]].) 1) MODAL You… …   English dictionary

  • can — can1 [ weak kən, strong kæn ] modal verb *** Can is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I can speak French. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: Come and help us, if you can. Can does not change its form, so the third… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • can — I strong UK [kæn] / US weak UK [kən] / US modal verb *** Summary: Can is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I can speak French. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: Come and help us, if you can. Can does not change its …   English dictionary

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  • how can/could — 1 used to show you think that someone has done or said something shocking or wrong “We don t need his help anyway.” “How can you say that?!” [=it is very wrong of you to say that] How could she just walk away from her children like that? 2 used… …   Useful english dictionary

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