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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
anon \anon"\, adv. oe. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one
moment, fr. as. on in + =an one. see on and one.
1. straightway; at once. obs.
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the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with
joy receiveth it. --matt. xiii.
20.
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2. soon; in a little while.
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as it shall better appear anon. --stow.
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3. at another time; then; again.
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sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
--shak.
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anon right, at once; right off. obs. --chaucer.
ever and anon, now and then; frequently; often.
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a pouncet box, which ever and anon
he gave his nose. --shak.
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see also:
on one anon right ever and anon
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ever \ev"er\adv. oe. ever, aefre, as. aefre; perh. akin to
as. =a always. cf. aye, age,evry, never.
sometimes contracted into e'er.
1. at any time; at any period or point of time.
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no man ever yet hated his own flesh. --eph. v. 29.
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2. at all times; through all time; always; forever.
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he shall ever love, and always be
the subject of by scorn and cruelty. --dryder.
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3. without cessation; continually.
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note: ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of
enforcement. "his the old man e'er a son?" --shak.
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to produce as much as ever they can. --m. arnold.
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ever and anon, now and then; often. see under anon.
ever is one, continually; constantly. obs. --chaucer.
ever so, in whatever degree; to whatever extent; -- used to
intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated
adjective or adverb. see never so, under never. "let
him be ever so rich." --emerson.
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and all the question wrangle e'er so long,
is only this, if god has placed him wrong. --pope.
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you spend ever so much money in entertaining your
equals and betters. --thackeray.
for ever, eternally. see forever.
for ever and a day, emphatically forever. --shak.
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she fortune soon wheeled away, with scornful
laughter, out of sight for ever and day. --prof.
wilson.
or ever for or ere, before. see or, ere. archaic
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would i had met my dearest foe in heaven
or ever i had seen that day, horatio --shak.
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note: ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen,
but in most cases the hyphen is needless; as, ever
memorable, ever watchful, ever burning.
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see also:
aye age evry never e'er ever and anon
anon ever is one ever so never so for ever
forever for ever and a day or ever or ere
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