forever [fawr-ev -er, fer-]
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See more synonyms for forever on Thesaurus.com without ever ending; eternally: to last forever. continually; incessantly; always: He's forever complaining. lasting for an endless period of time: the process of finding a forever home for the dog. Show More
an endless or seemingly endless period of time: It took them forever to make up their minds. Show More
forever and a day , eternally; always: They pledged to love each other forever and a day. Show More
Origin of forever First recorded in 1300–50; orig. phrase for ever
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infinity British Dictionary definitions for forever and a day Also: for ever without end; everlastingly; eternally at all times; incessantly informal for a very long time he went on speaking forever Show More
(as object) informal a very long time it took him forever to reply …forever! an exclamation expressing support or loyalty Scotland forever! Show More
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
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Word Origin and History for forever and a day adv. late 14c., for ever ; from for + ever . One word from late 17c.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with forever and a day 1 For a very long time, as in He's been working on that book forever and a day . This hyperbolic expression probably originated as a corruption of the now obsolete for ever and ay . Shakespeare used it in The Taming of the Shrew (4:4): “Farewell for ever and a day.” Today it is mainly a substitute for “very long time.” [c. 1600]
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2 Incessantly, ceaselessly, as in Will this racket never end? It's been going on forever and a day . [Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]
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