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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
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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.
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