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forever
[ fawr-ev-er, fer- ]
adverb
- without ever ending; eternally:
Like the memory of her laughter, the love for her in our hearts will last forever.
He's forever complaining.
noun
- an endless or seemingly endless period of time:
It took them forever to make up their minds.
adjective
- lasting for an endless period of time; permanent:
The stray dog is staying with us until we can find a forever home for it.
forever
/ fɔːˈrɛvə; fə- /
adverb
- Alsofor ever without end; everlastingly; eternally
- at all times; incessantly
- informal.for a very long time
he went on speaking forever
noun
- informal.as object a very long time
it took him forever to reply
- …fǰ𱹱!an exclamation expressing support or loyalty
Scotland forever!
Usage
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of forever1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
"He's looking forward to being world snooker champion. That's his dream. When you've paid a price for something the slate's clear, otherwise you have no life forever."
Charity drugs Emily and sidles up to her sister in bed, talking about how they can be together and “make each other feel good” forever.
The summer sun beats down on our skin so intensely that it feels like it could last forever, but admitting that it won’t is purely unreasonable.
But if we've learned anything from conservative politics' cadre of traitors, criminals and sixth-place finishers in positions of influence and power, it's that no one goes away forever.
Rather than level with the conspiracists and risk losing them forever, however, Trump and his team keep lying.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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