siempre

From Latin semper.

siempre

1. always

Inherited from Old Spanish siempre~sienpre, inherited from Latin semper. Compare Catalan sempre and Portuguese sempre.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjempɾe/ [ˈsjẽm.pɾe]
• Rhymes: -empɾe
• Syllabification: siem‧pre

siempre

1. always

   ¿Por qué siempre me mientes?

   Why do you always lie to me?

   Las cosas no siempre han sido así.

   Things haven't always been that way.

2. in spite of it, still...at least

   Pase lo que pase, nosotros siempre estaremos juntos.

   Whatever happens, we'll still be together at least.

3. (Latin America) all the same, ultimately, in the end

   Siempre no fui a la fiesta.

   I didn't go to the party all the same.

4. (Colombia, Philippines) of course

• (antonym(s) of “always”): jamás, nunca

• → Bikol Central: siyempre
• → Tagalog: siyempre

• “siempre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28