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FOREVER
constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly
(adverb) without interruption; “the world is constantly changing”
everlastingly, eternally, forever, evermore
(adverb) for a limitless time; “no one can live forever”; “brightly beams our Father’s mercy from his lighthouse evermore”- P.P.Bliss
forever, forever and a day
(adverb) for a very long or seemingly endless time; “she took forever to write the paper”; “we had to wait forever and a day”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
forever (not comparable)
(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
(duration, colloquial, hyperbole) For a very long time, a seeming eternity.
(frequency) Constantly or frequently.
Usage notes
• In the United Kingdom and most of the Commonwealth, the spelling for ever may be used instead of forever for the senses "for all time" and "for a long time". In Canada and the United States, generally only forever is used, regardless of sense.
Synonyms
• always
• continually
• eternally
• evermore
• for good
• forevermore
• for ever more
• forever and a day
• incessantly
• until Kingdom come
• permanently
Noun
forever (plural forevers)
An extremely long time.
(colloquial) A mythical time in the infinite future that will never come.
Adjective
forever (not comparable)
Permanent, lasting
Source: Wiktionary
For*ev"er, adv. Etym: [For, prep. + ever.]
1. Through eternity; through endless ages, eternally.
2. At all times; always.
Note: In England, for and ever are usually written and printed as two separate words; but, in the United States, the general practice is to make but a single word of them. Forever and ever, an emphatic "forever."
Syn.
– Constantly; continually; invariably; unchangeably; incessantly; always; perpetually; unceasingly; ceaselessly; interminably; everlastingly; endlessly; eternally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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