English-Dutch translations for always

• altijd
  Misdaad is er altijd geweest en zal er altijd zijn.There always has been and always will be crime.
  Zij staan altijd beschikbaar en zijn altijd bijzonder behulpzaam. They are always available and always very supportive.
  Dat is niet altijd precies te plannen. We cannot always get it right.
• steeds
  De veiligheid moet steeds vooropstaan. Safety must always come first.
  We zijn hierin steeds consequent geweest. We have always been consistent.
  De strategie is steeds hetzelfde. The strategy is always the same.
• altoos
• immer
  We kunnen immers altijd van anderen leren. We can always learn from others.
  Moeten de moeders immers altijd het leed dragen? Why is that mothers always have to suffer?
• telkens
  Wij hebben het telkens opnieuw over de mondige consument. We always talk about the responsible consumer.
  Ik vraag u telkens opnieuw eens naar Finland en Zweden te gaan.I am always asking you to go to Finland and Sweden.
  De waarheid is dat het kortetermijndenken het telkens haalt. The truth is that short-term thinking always prevails.

Definition of always

• At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning
• Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally
• In any event

Examples

• God is always the same
• Green has always been my favorite color. I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember
• Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation
• In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime
• I thought I could always go back to work

Related words

• always effective
• the grass is always greener on the other side
• a bad workman always blames his tools
• a bad penny always turns up
• the customer is always right
• as always
• it's always better than nothing
• once a drunkard, always a drunkard
• once a thief, always a thief