Definition of "always" []

• At all times; invariably: always late. (adverb)
• For all time; forever: They will always be friends. (adverb)
• At any time; in any event: You can always resign if you're unhappy. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Starchy foods like rice, noodles and the like always *always* either remain stuck to the plate they were on or get washed off and end up drying to something else."
• "This is something I know but always need to be reminded about: I *always* fall into the do-well/earn-money sector when I really want to be at want-to-do/earn-money!"
• "I've got to reveal a little bias towards Sheridan, as while I was doing the rounds of dancing competitions she was always there, everywhere from Cleethorpes to London, and she was *always* standing out."