sempre

English

Etymology

Italian sempre

Adverb

sempre (not comparable)

  1. (music, as a qualifier) always, still; maintaining the same style

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin semper. Compare Italian sempre, Portuguese sempre, Spanish siempre.

Pronunciation

Adverb

sempre

  1. always

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • per sempre: for ever

Galician

Etymology

From Latin semper. Compare Italian sempre, Portuguese sempre, Spanish siempre.

Adverb

sempre

  1. always

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sempre, Spanish siempre, from Latin semper.

Adverb

sempre

  1. always
    Me sempre oblivias to.
    I always forget that.

Usage notes

Though sempre is an official word and is used more often than omnatempe (which follows the Ido rules of constructing correlatives), omnatempe is still valid and understood.

Synonyms

  • omnu (everyone)
  • omno (everything, all)
  • omna (all, every)
  • omni (all, everybody)
  • omnaloke (everywhere)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin semper; compare Catalan sempre and Spanish siempre.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adverb

sempre

  1. always
  2. (colloquial) still
    Synonym: ancora
    sempre in garanzia?still under guarantee?

Derived terms

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Occitan

Alternative forms

  • sèmpre (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Latin semper. Compare Italian sempre, Portuguese sempre, Spanish siempre.

Adverb

sempre

  1. always

Synonyms

  • tot lo temps

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin semper. Compare Italian sempre, Spanish siempre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̺ẽ.pɾe/

Adverb

sempre

  1. always (at all times)

Descendants


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sempre, from Latin semper; compare Catalan sempre and Spanish siempre.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsẽ.pɾɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsẽ.pɾi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsẽ.pɾe/
  • Hyphenation: sem‧pre

Adverb

sempre (not comparable)

  1. always (at all times)
    A terra sempre gira e sempre girará em torno do sol.
    Earth always spins and will always spin around the sun.
  2. always (regularly at stated intervals)
    Eu sempre como carne no almoço.
    I always eat meat at lunch.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:sempre.

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