- ever and again or anon
- idi ever and again or anon, now and then
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ever and again or anon
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ever and again — adverb or ever and anon : from time to time : now and then … Useful english dictionary
ever and anon — adverb see ever and again * * * ever and anon (archaic and poetic) From time to time • • • Main Entry: ↑ever * * * archaic occasionally ever and anon the stillness is rent by the scream of a gibbon Origin … Useful english dictionary
Ever and anon — Anon A*non , adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See {On} and {One}.] 1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ever — ev•er [[t]ˈɛv ər[/t]] adv. 1) at any time: Did you ever go skiing?[/ex] 2) at all times; always: an ever present danger[/ex] 3) continuously: ever since then[/ex] 4) in any possible case; by any chance; at all: How did you ever manage?[/ex] •… … From formal English to slang
ever — [ev′ər] adv. [ME < OE æfre, prob. < WGmc bases of OE a, always, ever (see AYE1) + ? feorr, FAR] 1. at all times; always [lived happily ever after] 2. at any time [have you ever seen an eclipse?] 3. at all; by any chance; in any way … English World dictionary
ever — /ev euhr/, adv. 1. at all times; always: an ever present danger; He is ever ready to find fault. 2. continuously: ever since then. 3. at any time: Have you ever seen anything like it? 4. in any possible case; by any chance; at all (often used to… … Universalium
ever — /ˈɛvə / (say evuh) adverb 1. at all times: he is ever ready to excuse himself. 2. continuously: ever since then. 3. at any time: did you ever see anything like it? 4. (with emphatic force, in various idiomatic constructions and phrases) in any… …
ever — Synonyms and related words: all the time, always, annoyingly, anytime, anyway, anywise, at all, at all times, at any cost, at any time, aye, by any chance, by any means, by merest chance, ceaselessly, confoundedly, consistently, constantly,… … Moby Thesaurus
Anon — A*non , adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See {On} and {One}.] 1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anon right — Anon A*non , adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See {On} and {One}.] 1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
