As Modifier: 1. Used at the beginning of a sentence or next to a verb to mean that the action takes place all the time or on every possible occasion. English = always. 2. Used immediately before a sign for any period of time. Together both signs are placed at the beginning or end of a sentence, or immediately next to a verb, to mean the action in that sentence happens at all of the periods of time named. English = every (day, week, year, etc.).