Meanings
adverbe'er (not comparable)
- abbreviationcontractiondialectalnot comparablepoeticotherwise archaicContraction of ever.
“… No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. […]”
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Contraction of ever, similar to o'er from over.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with e'er
aretherewherecarecompareairsharehairmaryrepairfairbearwearrarelayerpairawareprepareprayermayorterrorPierresparebare
All rhymes →Sounds the same
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APA
e'er. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e'er
MLA
“e'er.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e'er. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e'er,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e'er.
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