immer
Translingual
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch immer (“always”), from Old Dutch iomer (“always”). From ie (“always”) + meer (“more”). Related to ieder, iemand, iets, ooit. Cognate with German immer.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪmər
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German immer (also iemer, imer), from Old High German iomēr (“always”). From io (“always”) + mēr (“more”). Cognate with Dutch immer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪmɐ/
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Adverb
immer
- always
- at all times without exception
- Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne.
- The sun is always shining somewhere.
- very often; all the time; constantly
- Er will immer nur fernsehen.
- He just wants to watch telly all the time.
- every time; whenever some precondition is given
- Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte.
- He always tells that same story.
- at all times without exception
- (with comparative) more and more
- Es wird immer kälter. ― It's getting colder and colder.
- (colloquial, unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
- Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. ― He’s never on time.
- Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. ― I’m often very forgetful.
- Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... ― Sometimes I get the feeling that...
Synonyms
Derived terms
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German immer, imber, iemmer, jummer, iemer, imer, from Old Saxon iomēr, eomēr, equivalent to je + mehr.
Synonyms
- alltied
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈimɐ/
Adverb
immer
- always
- Du machst das immer.
- You always do that.
- Es is immer so.
- It's always like this.
- Sie nemmd immer eere grose Tasch mit.
- She always takes her big purse with her.
Middle Dutch
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