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forever

[ fawr-ev-er, fer- ]

adverb

  1. without ever ending; eternally:

    Like the memory of her laughter, the love for her in our hearts will last forever.

  2. He's forever complaining.



noun

  1. an endless or seemingly endless period of time:

    It took them forever to make up their minds.

adjective

  1. 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

  1. Alsofor ever without end; everlastingly; eternally
  2. at all times; incessantly
  3. informal.
    for a very long time

    he went on speaking forever

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal.
    as object a very long time

    it took him forever to reply

  2. …fǰ𱹱!
    an exclamation expressing support or loyalty

    Scotland forever!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forever1

First recorded in 1300–50; originally a prepositional phrase for ever
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. forever and a day, eternally; always:

    They pledged to love each other forever and a day.

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Example Sentences

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"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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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