ever

déjà, jamais

À un moment quelconque du passé, du présent ou du futur.

En anglais simple : At any time in the past, present, or future.

• Have you ever been here?
• It was the best meal I had ever eaten.
• If you ever need help, just ask.

Comment l'utiliser : have/has + subject + ever + past participle? (Have you ever ridden a horse?); if someone ever + verb (If you ever visit, call me.)

Synonymes : at any time

Expressions courantes : ever been, ever since, hardly ever

constamment, toujours

Sans arrêt, notamment quand quelque chose continue de changer ou de durer.

En anglais simple : All the time, especially while something keeps changing or continuing.

• The city is ever growing.
• They faced an ever-increasing demand for water.
• The threat of flooding remained ever present.

Synonymes : constantly, continually, always

Expressions courantes : ever increasing, ever changing, ever present

toujours, à jamais

À tout moment ou pour l’éternité.

En anglais simple : Always, or for all time.

• They lived happily ever after.
• I will remember you for ever.
• Her kindness will stay with us forever and ever.

Synonymes : always, forever

Contraires : never

Expressions courantes : for ever, forever and ever, ever after

donc

Après un mot interrogatif, exprime une grande surprise ou une forte incompréhension.

En anglais simple : Used after a question word to express strong surprise or confusion.

• Why ever did you do that?
• How ever did you find us here?
• Who ever told you such a strange story?

Comment l'utiliser : question word + ever (Why ever did you leave so early?)

Synonymes : on earth

Expressions courantes : why ever, how ever, what ever