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at any time:

Nothing ever happens here in the evening.

Have you ever been to London?

If you're ever/If ever you're in Rio, do give me a call.

hardly ever He hardly ever (= almost never) washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, (= probably never) does any cleaning.

never ever When there's a James Bond film on TV, I never ever miss it.

if ever If ever there was a cause for celebration, this peace treaty was it.

rarely if ever They rarely, if ever, reply to phone calls or emails.

I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have ever heard of her.

better, bigger, more, etc. than ever

C1

better, bigger, etc. than at any time before:

We are spending more than ever on education.

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as big, fast, good, etc. as ever

as big, fast, etc. as at any time before:

The restaurants are as good as ever and no more expensive.

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• The relative cheapness of foreign travel means that more people are going abroad than ever before.
• If you're ever in Perth, come and visit us.
• Blue whales are the largest creatures ever to have lived.
• She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.
• I went to Paris last summer. Have you ever been there?