forever

for-ev-er · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    For all future time; for always.

  2. 2.

    (informal) A very long time; an extremely long duration.

  3. 3.

    Continually; incessantly.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    forever and ever — Emphasizing eternity, often used in religious contexts.
  • •
    forever young — Remaining youthful indefinitely.
  • •
    gone forever — Lost permanently, never to return.

Related words

Antonyms: briefly, never, temporarily
See also: always, eternal, never
Synonyms: always, eternally, permanently

Etymology

From Middle English for ever, a combination of for ("for, during") and ever ("always, at any time"), from Old English ǣfre. The two words gradually merged into a single compound in Early Modern English.