as ever

UK/æz ˈɛvə/US/əz ˈɛvɚ/

phrase

Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.

“You're as charming as ever, sweetheart.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticConsistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.

    You're as charming as ever, sweetheart.

    1 more example

    1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv 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.

Origin

From as and ever.

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APA

as ever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20ever

MLA

“as ever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20ever. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as ever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20ever.

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