| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| ever adv | (at any time) | alguna vez loc adv |
| | Have you ever been to New York? |
| | ¿Alguna vez has estado en Nueva York? |
| ever adv | (of all time, in history) | de todos los tiempos loc adv |
| | The Beatles were one of the most successful bands ever. |
| | Los Beatles fueron una de las bandas más exitosas de todos los tiempos. |
| ever adv | (emphatic: never) | nunca adv |
| | I have never, ever, been to Paris. |
| | Yo nunca, nunca, he estado en París. |
| ever adv | informal (emphatic) | sin duda loc adv |
| | Did the audience like her? Did they ever! |
| | ¿Le gustó al público? ¡Sin duda! |
| ever adv | UK, informal (with such, so: very) | tan adv |
| | He's ever so clever. |
| | Es tan inteligente. |
| ever adv | literary (always) | siempre adv |
| | They were ever mournful of that tragic day. |
| | Estuvieron siempre tristes por ese trágico día. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| as ever adv | (as is always the case) | como de costumbre loc adv |
| | | como siempre loc adv |
| | As ever, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying. |
| | The bus was late, as ever! |
| | Como de costumbre, no entendí ni una sola palabra de lo que él decía. |
as ever,
as ... as ever adv | (as is always the case) | como siempre loc adv |
| | | como de costumbre loc adv |
| | I saw that comedian live recently and he was funny as ever. |
| better than ever adj | (improved, even greater than before) | mejor que nunca loc adj |
| | I was sad yesterday, but now I'm better than ever. |
| | Ayer estaba triste, pero hoy me siento mejor que nunca. |
| Did you ever! interj | US (I am astonished) | ¿en serio? loc interj |
| | | ¡increíble! interj |
| | | ¡no! interj |
| | | ¡no puede ser! loc interj |
| ever again adv | (at any point in the future) | nunca más loc adv |
| | I'm sure he won't dare do such a thing ever again. |
| | No vuelvas a hablarme en ese tono nunca más. |
ever and anon,
ever and again expr | literary (now and then) | ocasionalmente adv |
| ever before adv | (at any point previously) | nunca antes loc adv |
| | Women are choosing to stay single more than ever before. |
| | Como nunca antes, muchas mujeres prefieren hoy permanecer solteras. |
ever changing,
ever-changing adj | (variable) | en constante cambio loc adv |
| | | constantemente cambiante adv + adj mf |
| | | variable adj mf |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Online news sites enable us to keep up with our ever-changing world. |
| | Los sitios de noticias online nos permiten estar al día en nuestro mundo en constante cambio. |
| | Los sitios de noticias online nos permiten estar al día en nuestro constantemente cambiante mundo. |
| | Los sitos de noticias online nos permiten estar al día en nuestro variable mundo. |
| ever more adv | (increasingly) | cada vez más loc adv |
| | The situation was becoming ever more serious as war spread across the country. |
| | La situación se estaba volviendo cada vez más seria a medida que la guerra se expandía por el país. |
| ever since conj | (for entire time after) | desde prep |
| | Ever since she met Dave, she's given up on her other friends. |
| | Desde que conoció a David, ha abandonado a sus otros amigos. |
| ever since adv | (since then) | desde entonces loc adv |
| | His wife died a couple of years ago, and he's been depressed ever since. |
| | Su esposa murió hace unos años, y él está deprimido desde entonces. |
| ever so adv | dated (emphatic: very) | tan, tanto adv |
| | She was ever so lovely! |
| | ¡Era tan adorable! |
| ever-expanding adj | (constantly becoming larger) | en constante ampliación loc adj |
| | | en constante expansión loc adj |
| ever-growing adj | (increasing, expanding) | creciente adj mf |
| | | cada vez mayor loc adj |
| ever-increasing adj | (constantly growing) | creciente adj mf |
| | | en aumento loc adj |
| | | cada vez mayor loc adj |
| ever-present adj | (always existing) | siempre presente loc adj |
| | | constante adj mf |
| first-ever adj | (for the first time) | primero/a adj |
| | | primerísimo adj |
| for ever and ever adv | (for eternity) | por siempre jamás expr |
| | | por siempre expr |
| Note: Infantil |
| | Charles promised to love Lucy for ever and ever. |
| | Charles le prometió a Lucy amarla por siempre jamás. |
| forever and ever expr | (for all time) | por siempre loc adv |
| | (literario) | por siempre jamás loc adv |
| | I will remember this day forever and ever. |
| | Recordaré este día por siempre. |
| happily ever after adv | (fairytale ending) | feliz para siempre loc adv |
| | | feliz por siempre loc adv |
| | Cinderella married her Prince Charming and they both lived happily ever after. |
| | Cenicienta se casó con el Príncipe Azul y ambos vivieron felices para siempre. |
| | (literatura infantil) | vivieron felices y comieron perdices expr |
| | Cenicienta se casó con el Príncipe Azul y ambos vivieron felices y comieron perdices. |
happily ever after,
happy ever after adv | (happy outcome) | felizmente adv |
| | | feliz por siempre, feliz para siempre loc adv |
| | The lost cat was found in the attic and the family lived happily ever after. |
| | Encontraron al gato en el ático y la familia vivió felizmente. |
| hardly ever adv | (rarely) | casi nunca loc adv |
| | I hardly ever drink in the morning. |
| | Casi nunca bebo por la mañana. |
| if ever conj | (should it ever occur that) | si alguna vez loc conj |
| | Pop by if ever you feel like a chat. |
| | Ven si alguna vez quieres charlar. |
| if ever adv | (even never) | o nunca loc adv |
| | This method is rarely, if ever, employed today. |
| | Este método casi nunca, o nunca, se emplea en la actualidad. |
| more than ever adv | (to the greatest extent so far) | más 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. |
| | Tus historias de aventuras me dan ganas de viajar más que nunca. |
| never ever adv | informal (not ever) | nunca jamás loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | jamás de los jamases loc adv |
| | I shall never ever forget you. |
| | Nunca jamás te olvidaré. |
| scarcely ever adv | (almost never, seldom) | rara vez loc adv |
| | After being mugged twice Miriam scarcely ever left the house. |
| | Después de haber sido atracada dos veces, Miriam rara vez salía de casa. |
| | | casi nunca loc adv |
| | Después de haber sido atracada dos veces, Miriam casi nunca salía de casa. |
seldom if ever,
seldom,
if ever adv | (never or almost never) | raramente o nunca adv |
| | I seldom, if ever, have time to relax and read a book. |
| | Raramente o nunca tengo tiempo de relajarme y leer un libro. |
whyever,
why ever adv | (emphatic: why) | por qué adv |
| Note: Why ever is the form usually preferred. |
| | Why ever would anyone choose to live here? It's so remote! |
| | ¿Por qué alguien elegiría vivir aquí? ¡Es tan lejos! |