Meanings
at all times without exception
Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne.The sun is always shining somewhere.
very often; all the time; constantly
Er will immer nur fernsehen.He just wants to watch telly all the time.
every time; whenever some precondition is given
Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte.He always tells that same story.
with comparativeto a greater degree over time, more and more
Es wird immer kälter.It's getting colder and colder.
colloquial · unstressedused to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
Er kommt immer nie pünktlich.He’s never on time.
always
Er blieb ihr immer treu.
Examples
GermanEnglish
Mir tut noch immer der Kopf weh.My head still hurts.
Sie hat immer ein Buch bei sich.She always carries a book with her.