everywhen

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adverb

Always, at all times.

Opposite
never
OriginEnglish when ← Middle English every ← Old English ǣlċ →
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Meanings

adverbeverywhen (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareAlways, at all times.

    Everywhere and everywhen a man has to ‘pay with his life;’ to do his work, as a soldier does, at the expense of life.

    1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. VIII, Unworking Aristocracy

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
never

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Germanic*aiwaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*aiw
  5. Old Englishā
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  7. Proto-Germanic*in
  8. Proto-West Germanic*in
  9. Old Englishin
  10. Proto-Indo-European*perkʷ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pérkus
  12. Proto-Germanic*ferhuzder.?
  13. Proto-Germanic*ferhwą
  14. Proto-West Germanic*ferh
  15. Old Englishfeorh
  16. Old Englishǣfre
  17. Proto-West Germanic*aiwgahwalīk
  18. Old Englishǣġhwelċ
  19. Old Englishǣlċ
  20. Middle Englishevery
  21. Englishevery
  22. Englishwhen
  23. Englisheverywhen

From every + when.

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APA

everywhen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everywhen

MLA

“everywhen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everywhen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “everywhen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everywhen.

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