Definition of "ever" [ev•er]

• At all times; always: ever hoping to strike it rich. (adverb)
• At any time: Have you ever been to Europe? (adverb)
• In any way; at all: How did they ever manage? See Usage Note at rarely. (adverb)
• To a great extent or degree. Used for emphasis often with so: He was ever so sorry. Was she ever mad! (adverb)
• Again Now and then; occasionally. (idiom)

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.

• "Which means I am never, ever, *ever* going to find one."
• "And no one ever, *ever* buys candy corn for themselves."
• "But my real point is that nobody ever, *ever* has any actual evidence."