| Traduções principais |
| ever adv | (at any time) | já adv |
| | Have you ever been to New York? |
| | Você já foi à Nova York? |
| ever adv | (of all time, in history) | de todos os tempos loc adv |
| | The Beatles were one of the most successful bands ever. |
| | Os Beatles foram uma das bandas de mais sucesso de todos os tempos. |
| ever adv | (emphatic: never) | nunca, jamais loc adv |
| | I have never, ever, been to Paris. |
| | Nunca, jamais fui a Paris. |
| ever adv | informal (emphatic) | com certeza loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | muitíssimo adv |
| | Did the audience like her? Did they ever! |
| | O público gostou dela? Com certeza! |
| ever adv | UK, informal (with such, so: very) | sempre adv |
| | He's ever so clever. |
| | Ele é sempre muito esperto. |
| ever adv | literary (always) | sempre adv |
| | They were ever mournful of that tragic day. |
| | Eles sempre estavam pesarosos por aquele dia trágico. |
Formas compostas:
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| as ever adv | (as is always the case) | como sempre loc adv |
| | As ever, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying. |
| | The bus was late, as ever! |
as ever,
as ... as ever adv | (as is always the case) | como sempre loc adv |
| | I saw that comedian live recently and he was funny as ever. |
| better than ever adj | (improved, even greater than before) | melhor que nunca expres |
| | I was sad yesterday, but now I'm better than ever. |
| Did you ever! interj | US (I am astonished) | Fala sério! interj |
| | | Verdade? interj |
| ever again adv | (at any point in the future) | nunca mais loc adv |
| | I'm sure he won't dare do such a thing ever again. |
| ever before adv | (at any point previously) | nunca antes loc adv |
| | Women are choosing to stay single more than ever before. |
ever changing,
ever-changing adj | (variable) | em constante mudança loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Online news sites enable us to keep up with our ever-changing world. |
| ever more adv | (increasingly) | ainda mais loc adv |
| | The situation was becoming ever more serious as war spread across the country. |
| ever since conj | (for entire time after) | desde que loc conj |
| | Ever since she met Dave, she's given up on her other friends. |
| | Desde que conheceu o Pedro, ela abandonou os seus outros amigos. |
| ever since adv | (since then) | desde então loc adv |
| | His wife died a couple of years ago, and he's been depressed ever since. |
| | A mulher dele morreu alguns anos atrás e ele está deprimido desde então. |
| ever so adv | dated (emphatic: very) | muito adv |
| | | tão adv |
| | (formal) | demasiadamente adv |
| | She was ever so lovely! |
| ever-expanding adj | (constantly becoming larger) | em constante expansão loc adj |
| ever-growing adj | (increasing, expanding) | crescente, emergente adj |
| | (coloquial) | cada vez maior expres |
| ever-increasing adj | (constantly growing) | crescente adj |
| | | cada vez maior adj |
| ever-present adj | (always existing) | sempre presente loc adj |
| first-ever adj | (for the first time) | primeiro num |
| for ever and ever adv | (for eternity) | para sempre adv |
| | Charles promised to love Lucy for ever and ever. |
| forever and ever expr | (for all time) | para sempre expres |
| | I will remember this day forever and ever. |
| happily ever after adv | (fairytale ending) | felizes para sempre expres |
| | | final feliz expres |
| | Cinderella married her Prince Charming and they both lived happily ever after. |
| | Cinderela casou com o Príncipe Encantado e eles viveram felizes para sempre. |
happily ever after,
happy ever after adv | (happy outcome) | feliz para sempre expres |
| | | final feliz expres |
| | The lost cat was found in the attic and the family lived happily ever after. |
| | O gato perdido foi encontrado no sótão e a família viveu feliz para sempre. |
| hardly ever adv | (rarely) | quase nunca loc adv |
| | | raramente adv |
| | I hardly ever drink in the morning. |
| | Eu quase nunca bebo pela manhã. |
| if ever conj | (should it ever occur that) (ocorrência) | se alguma vez, se um dia |
| | Pop by if ever you feel like a chat. |
| if ever adv | (even never) (raro) | se alguma vez |
| | This method is rarely, if ever, employed today. |
| more than ever adv | (to the greatest extent so far) | mais do que nunca loc adv |
| | Your adventure stories make me want to travel more than ever. After spending the weekend with him I like him more than ever. |
| | Suas histórias de aventura me fazem querer viajar mais do que nunca. Depois de passar a semana com ele, eu gosto dele mais do que nunca. |
| never ever adv | informal (not ever) (informal) | nunca jamais loc adv |
| | I shall never ever forget you. |
| scarcely ever adv | (almost never, seldom) | raramente adv |
| | | quase nunca loc adv |
| | After being mugged twice Miriam scarcely ever left the house. |
seldom if ever,
seldom,
if ever adv | (never or almost never) (nunca ou quase nunca) | se é que |
| | I seldom, if ever, have time to relax and read a book. |
whyever,
why ever adv | (emphatic: why) | por quê pron |
| Nota: Why ever is the form usually preferred. |
| | Why ever would anyone choose to live here? It's so remote! |