Always Definition

ôlwāz, -wĭz, -wēz

adverb

At all times; invariably.

Always late.

American Heritage

At all times; on all occasions; invariably.

Always be courteous.

Webster's New World

For all time; forever.

They will always be friends.

American Heritage

All the time; continuously; forever.

Always present in the atmosphere.

Webster's New World

At any time; in any event.

You can always resign if you're unhappy.

American Heritage

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Origin of Always

Originally a genitive form of alway, from Middle English allwaye, alle wey, from Old English ealneġ, ealneweġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way”), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to al- (“all”) +‎ way, or all +‎ -ways. Cognate with Scots alwayis (“always”), Low German allerwegens (“very often”, literally “all ways'”). More at all, way.

From Wiktionary
Middle English alweis alwei always (from Old English ealne weg) (ealne) (accusative of eall all all) (weg way wegh- in Indo-European roots) -es adv. suff. –s³

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition