immer

adv · /ˈɪmɐ/ ·

Etymology

From Middle High German iemer (also imer, immer), from Old High German iomēr (“always”). From io (“always”) + mēr (“more”). Cognate with Dutch immer, German Low German immer, ümmer, jümmer, jümmers, Middle English a mare, aa mare (“evermore”).

Translation

always; at all times without exception

Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne.

The sun is always shining somewhere.
always; very often; all the time; constantly

Er will immer nur fernsehen.

He just wants to watch telly all the time.
always; every time; whenever some precondition is given

Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte.

He always tells that same story.
to a greater degree over time, more and more

Es wird immer kälter.

It's getting colder and colder.
used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed colloquial, unstressed

Er kommt immer nie pünktlich.

He’s never on time.

Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich.

I’m often very forgetful.

Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass...

Sometimes I get the feeling that...