always

Pronunciation: ['ɒ:lweiz]

Average Rank: 247

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 总是, 始终

Detailed Explanations:
  • r. at all times; all the time and on every occasion
  • r. at any time or in any event
  • r. forever; throughout all time
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#369

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.3% (Top 96.3% most frequent)
96.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#194

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.1% (Top 98.1% most frequent)
98.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#177

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.2% (Top 98.2% most frequent)
98.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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