Real Dictionary

always
If something is always the case, was always the case, or will always be the case, it is, was, or will be the case all the time, continuously.
If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred.
You can say that someone always was, for example, awkward or lucky to indicate that you are not surprised about what they are doing or have just done.
adverb: If you say that something is always happening, especially something which annoys you, you mean that it happens repeatedly.
adverb: You use always in expressions such as can always or could always when you are making suggestions or suggesting an alternative approach or method.

always in American English
at all times; on all occasions; invariably
adverb: every time; on every occasion; without exception

always in British English
adverb: without exception; on every occasion; every time