forever

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UK /fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/ US /fəˈɹɛvɚ/

adv 3noun 3adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

available, happy, last, live, lost

I hope this beautiful moment will last forever.

VERB + FOREVER

can't, changed, continue, don't, goes, going, kept, lose

You can't stay angry with someone forever, no matter how much they hurt you.

FOREVER + NOUN

something, wife

She promised to love him forever and they got married last spring.

PREP.

in, off, on, on, out, up, with

I've been putting off cleaning my garage forever.

ADV.

always, away

She moved away and we lost touch forever.

Definitions

adv

For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

I shall love you forever.

Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.

For a very long time, a seeming eternity.

We had to wait forever to get inside.

That was forever ago.

Constantly or frequently.

You are forever nagging me.

Early in his boyhood he had learned to form ropes by twisting and tying long grasses together, and with these he was forever tripping Tublat or attempting to hang him from some overhanging branch.

noun

An extremely long time.

I haven't seen him in forever!

It took me forever to make up my mind.

A mythical time in the future that will never come.

Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.

adj

Permanent, lasting; constant, perpetual.

It'd be a peaceful life / With a forever wife / And a kid someday

We'll take care of you and help you find a Forever Home.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — without interruption

adverb — for a limitless time

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

forever and a day

For a very long or seemingly endless time.

I'll love you forever and a day.

beauty fades, dumb is forever

One's attractiveness will diminish over time, but one's stupidity is perpetual.

Example Bank

I shall love you forever.

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Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of

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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — for ever.

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I haven't seen him in forever!

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It took me forever to make up my mind.

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Don't spend forever on the phone!

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, forever is marked as informal, colloquial, poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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