E'er
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Contraction of ever. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, not-comparable, poetic
"“… No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. […]”"
- 1 at all times; all the time and on every occasion wordnet
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More examples""Nor in my madness kept my purpose low, / but vowed, if e'er should happier chance invite, / and bring me home a conqueror, even so / my comrade's death with vengeance to requite. / My words aroused his wrath; thence evil's earliest blight. / Thenceforth Ulysses sought with slanderous tongue / to daunt me, scattering in the people's ear / dark hints, and looked for partners of his wrong; / nor rested, till with Calchas' aid, the seer...""
Etymology
Contraction of ever, similar to o'er from over.
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