perpetual

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/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/

adj 4noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

alone, becoming, eternal, immortal, light, light, many, sustained

VERB + PERPETUAL

book, establishing, falls, flesh, invented, let, means, mind

PERPETUAL + NOUN

-, affection, animals, bloodbath, copyright, covenant, devotion, feast

PREP.

between, from, in, in, upon

ADV.

actually

Definitions

adj

Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.

Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.

perpetual copyright

Continuing; uninterrupted.

"And yet," returned Francesca, "the secret of Arden's sufferings seems to have been in himself. From earliest youth he indulged in vain contrasts and repinings, and even his very love was selfish and cruel. Think how much happiness he lost by his perpetual exaggerations!"

There are perpetual requests for changes as new payloads and new demands and modifications are suggested by the users.

Flowering throughout the growing season.

By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.

The hybrid perpetual roses as a rule require to be pruned to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground.

noun

Ellipsis of perpetual check.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

ceaseless
constant
incessant
never-ending
unceasing
unremitting

adjective — continuing forever or indefinitely

ageless
aeonian
eonian
eternal
everlasting
unending
unceasing

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

a contented mind is a perpetual feast

Contentment derives from attitude more than circumstances.

It has been observed that "a contented mind is a perpetual feast", and has been remarked, that persons of destitute of ambition and avarice, are peculiarly likely to enjoy long lif

Example Bank

perpetual copyright

Wiktionary

"And yet," returned Francesca, "the secret of Arden's sufferings seems to have been in himself. From earliest youth he indulged in vain contrasts and repinings, and even his very love was selfish and

Wiktionary

There are perpetual requests for changes as new payloads and new demands and modifications are suggested by the users.

Wiktionary

Lifelong education means perpetual retraining.

Tatoeba · #271762

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Tatoeba · #678615

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

Tatoeba · #906652

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