English

Adverb

sempre ‎(not comparable)

1. (music, as a qualifier) always, still

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsemprə]

Adverb

sempre

1. always

Antonyms

• mai

Derived terms

• per sempre: for ever

Galician

Etymology

From Latin semper; compare Portuguese sempre and Spanish siempre.

Adverb

sempre

1. always

Ido

Etymology

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

Adverb

sempre

1. always

   Me sempre oblivias to.

   I always forget that.

Synonyms

• omnatempe

Related terms

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

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.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin semper; compare Catalan sempre and Spanish siempre.

Pronunciation

Adverb

sempre

1. always
2. still

Derived terms

• per sempre
• sempre dritto / sempre diritto
• sempreverde
• semprevivo

Anagrams

• spreme, spremé

Occitan

Alternative forms

• sèmpre (Mistralian)

Etymology

Latin semper.

Adverb

sempre

1. always

Synonyms

• tot lo temps

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin semper ‎(“always”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̺ẽ.pɾe/

Adverb

sempre

1. always (at all times)

Descendants

• Fala: sempris
• Galician: sempre
• Portuguese: sempre

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 usage examples of this term, see Citations:sempre.

Synonyms

• (regularly): regularmente

Coordinate terms

• (Frequency adverbs) nunca, raramente, incomumente, de vez em quando/às vezes/ocasionalmente, comumente, frequentemente, sempre

Derived terms