- ever and anon
- phrasal from time to time ; occasionally
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ever and anon
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Ever and anon — Anon A*non , adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See {On} and {One}.] 1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ever and anon — Ever Ev eradv. [OE. ever, [ae]fre, AS. [ae]fre; perh. akin to AS. [=a] always. Cf. {Aye}, {Age},{Evry}, {Never}.] [Sometimes contracted into {e er}.] 1. At any time; at any period or point of time. [1913 Webster] No man ever yet hated his own… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ever and anon — ► ever and anon archaic occasionally. Main Entry: ↑ever … English terms dictionary
ever and anon — adverb see ever and again * * * ever and anon (archaic and poetic) From time to time • • • Main Entry: ↑ever * * * archaic occasionally ever and anon the stillness is rent by the scream of a gibbon Origin … Useful english dictionary
ever and anon — adverb now and then … Wiktionary
ever and anon — every now and then … English contemporary dictionary
ever and anon — Often, every now and then, at short intervals … New dictionary of synonyms
ever and anon — idi now and then; occasionally … From formal English to slang
ever and anon — archaic occasionally. → eventuate in … English new terms dictionary
ever and again — adverb or ever and anon : from time to time : now and then … Useful english dictionary
