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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Ever

0 "Celebrate with huge savings! We're better than ever!" 02br
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001. What does 'ever' mean here? 02br
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002. What part speech is 'ever'? Please explain. 02br
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003. What part speech is 'than'? Please explain. 02br
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00Thanks, 02br
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01. 'at any time (previously)' 02br 02br 002. adverbial of time 02br 02br 003.

— Mister Micawber

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  • 'at any time (previously)' 02br 02br 002.
  • adverbial of time 02br 02br 003.
  • function word.
  • It may be considered a conjunction heading the comparative clause 'than [we] ever [have been / were]', or merely the head of the comparative phrase 'than ever'-- either of which modify 'better'.
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01. 'at any time (previously)' 02br
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002. adverbial of time 02br
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003. function word. It may be considered a conjunction heading the comparative clause 'than [we] ever [have been / were]', or merely the head of the comparative phrase 'than ever'-- either of which modify 'better'. 0-
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0 Hi Mr. M. 02br
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00A product called: 01b00Everlife Flashlight02b02br
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00What's the appropriate interpretation for 'ever' in everlife? 02br
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00Thanks, 02br
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00Note: I think 'everlife' is a make-up word. 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00It's not really a word, it's a proper name. I'd say it means 'this light will last forever'. 02br
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0 Ever in this case means they are better than anytime in the past! 0-
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0 In some contexts (like "Everlife Flashlight") "ever" means "forever," or "always." Thats why coniferous trees are called "evergreens." 0-
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0Yes, 'always' or 'at any time', as an adverb or as a prefix. You can see the evolution of its use in a glance down the dictionary pages: 02br
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00We are ever grateful for your help. 02br
00The ever-increasing dependency on oil. 02br
00Your everlasting complaints get on my nerves' 02br
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00evergreens 02br
00evergl
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"Based on a 5-year research project using computerzied corpora of of both spoken and written English, this is the first-ever production dictionary."

What does 'ever' mean here?

What is a production dictionary?

Thanks,
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Here's Longman's self-serving definition:

What's a production dictionary?

A production dictionary guides you to exactly the right word you need for the context. Let's say you're writing an ess
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Hi MrM,

You wrote, "Ever means at any time." Did you mean any time from the past, now and continuing on to the future?

Is it OK to say, "Thomas Edison invented the first-ever light bulb on earth" (We know nothing outside of our solar system.) or "Steve Job invented the first-ever personal computer on earth" or "Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first-ever man to wa
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I have to ask, M2L.

Doesn't the production dictionary in question define 'production dictionary'?

MrP
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