1 [疑問・条件・否定構文で] かつて, 今まで, いつか (at any time).

・Is she ever at home? 在宅することがあるか.

・Have you ever seen [《口語》 Did you ever see] a tiger? 虎を見たことがあるか.

・Did you ever see him while you were in Tokyo? 在京中いつか彼に会ったか.

・Did you ever!＝Was there ever! 《口語》 これは驚いた, まさか《★それぞれ Did you ever see [hear] the like? / Was there ever anything like that? の意から》.

・I doubt whether there ever was [was ever] any such accident. こんな事故が起こることがあったなど信じられない.

・Don't fail to visit us if you should ever come this way. いつかこちらへお出での節はぜひ私どもをお訪ねください.

・If I ever catch him! 彼を捕えようものなら(ただではおかない).