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forever

[fawr-ev-er, fer-] Example Sentences Origin

for·ev·er

[fawr-ev-er, fer-]
adverb
1.
without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
2.
continually; incessantly; always: He's forever complaining.
noun
3.
an endless or seemingly endless period of time: It took them forever to make up their minds.

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4.
forever and a day, eternally; always: They pledged to love each other forever and a day.

Origin:
1660–70; orig. phrase for ever
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Example Sentences
  • I've always been indecisive, the kind of person who takes forever to reach a decision and then questions the hell out of.
  • They are forever calling in the consultants and surfing the business press for the next big thing.
  • In the run-up to war, a photographer trains her camera on a city about to be changed forever.
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forever (fɔːˈrɛvə, fə-)
 
adv
1.  Also: for ever without end; everlastingly; eternally
2.  at all times; incessantly
3.  informal for a very long time: he went on speaking forever
 
n
4.  informal (as object) a very long time: it took him forever to reply
5.  …forever! an exclamation expressing support or loyalty: Scotland forever!
 
usage  Forever and for ever can both be used to say that something is without end. For all other meanings, forever is the preferred form

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Word Origin & History

forever
late 14c., for ever; from for + ever. One word from late 17c.
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