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forever - 3 dictionary results

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

Origin:
1660–70; orig. phrase for ever
for·ev·er   (fôr-ěv'ər, fər-)   
adv.  
  1. For everlasting time; eternally: No one can live forever.
  2. At all times; incessantly: was forever complaining about the job.
n.  A seemingly very long time: It has taken forever to resolve these problems.

Forever

For*ev"er\, adv. [For, prep. + ever.]

1. Through eternity; through endless ages, eternally.

2. At all times; always.

Note: In England, for and ever are usually written and printed as two separate words; but, in the United States, the general practice is to make but a single word of them.

Forever and ever, an emphatic "forever."

Syn: Constantly; continually; invariably; unchangeably; incessantly; always; perpetually; unceasingly; ceaselessly; interminably; everlastingly; endlessly; eternally.
Language Translation for : forever
Spanish: continuamente,
German: immer wieder,
Japanese: いつも
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