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. continually; incessantly; always.

   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. Also: for ever. without end; everlastingly; eternally

2. at all times; incessantly

3. informal,  for a very long time

   he went on speaking forever

noun

1. informal,  (as object) a very long time

   it took him forever to reply

2. an exclamation expressing support or loyalty

   Scotland forever!

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of forever¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. forever and a day, eternally; always.

   They pledged to love each other forever and a day.

Example Sentences

It is a terrible thing to bear witness, but if we let these things continue to happen in the shadows, then they will happen forever.

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Carlos had SAG-AFTRA coverage, the kind of “forever” insurance that came with vesting.

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There are mysteries to solve, of course, but they come and go, while family, even at its most arduous and argumentative, is forever.

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“I would rather have made a show that really impacts the people who see it than a bigger one that just sits on a streamer forever and no one cares.”

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This primitive world took shape before a massive collision forever changed its chemistry and gave rise to the Earth we inhabit today.

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