forever
[adverb]
Synonyms:
- evermore, always, for all time, for keeps, in perpetuity, till Doomsday, till the cows come home (informal)
- constantly, all the time, continually, endlessly, eternally, incessantly, interminably, perpetually, unremittingly

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English Thesaurus: always, forever, permanently, for life, for good, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

for‧ev‧er S2 W3 (also for ever British English) /fərˈevə $ -ər/ adverb

1. for all future time:
I wanted that moment to last forever.
Many valuable works of art were lost forever.

2. especially spoken for a very long time:
Once built, stone walls last forever.
It took forever to clean up after the party.
The meeting seemed to go on forever and a day.

3. be forever doing something spoken to do something often, especially in a way that annoys people Synonym : be always doing something:
He’s forever making comments about my weight.

4. forever and ever a phrase meaning forever, used especially in stories

5. go on forever American English to be extremely long or large:
The road just went on forever.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

forever
adverb
BAD: Nobody lives forever.
GOOD: Nobody lives for ever.

Usage Note:
forever = continually; all the time: 'He is forever asking me for more pocket money.'
for ever = for always: 'He promised that he would love me for ever and a day.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

always all the time, at all times, or every time:
I will always love you.
He always carries his medicine.
People will always need houses.
forever (also for ever British English) if something lasts or continues forever, it remains or continues for all future time:
Nothing lasts forever.
He seemed to think he would live forever.
permanently always, or for a very long time – used about changes that you expect to last forever. Permanently can be used with a verb or with an adjective:
His eyesight may be permanently damaged.
They decided to move to Portugal permanently.
for life for the rest of your life:
Marriage is supposed to be for life.
He was sent to jail for life.
Remarks like that can affect someone for life.
for good especially spoken forever – used to talk about a permanent change:
This time, he’s coming back for good.
Once a species dies out, it is gone for good.
for all time forever – used when saying that something will last or be remembered forever because it is very good or special:
Their deeds will be remembered for all time.
to/until your dying day for the rest of your life – used when something has affected you very deeply:
I’ll remember what he said to my dying day.

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