as ever

From as and ever.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æz ˈɛvə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əz ˈɛvɚ/

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as ever

1. (idiomatic) Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.

   You're as charming as ever, sweetheart.

   • 1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv

     Everything was insipid. Every day the old lady asked me whether I liked the food, but what could she do? I was still as shy as ever and dared not ask for more than what was put before me.

• reaves, averse, arvees, Severa, Varese, re-save, Seaver, Reaves, resave