Always
/ˈɔːl.weɪz/noun
At all times; on every occasion.
Did you know?The word began as a phrase meaning “in all ways,” and over time it fused into a single adverb of total, relentless continuity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*alla wegô / *allaz wegaz
“all ways; every path or manner”
Old English
OE
ealne weg
“all the way; continually”
Middle English
ME
alwey / alweyes
“all ways; at all times”
14th Century
English
alway / always
“continually; perpetually”
Modern English
English
always
“at all times; on every occasion”