always

Questions about always

What does always mean?

always means "at all times; all the time and on every occasion". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in always?

always has 2 syllables: al-ways. The stress falls on "al". In IPA it is /ˈɔlˌweɪz/.

What is another word for always?

Close synonyms include ever, e'er, constantly, invariably, constantly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is always a common word?

always is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with always?

3 words rhyme with always. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.