PERPETUAL


Meaning of PERPETUAL in English

1.

A ~ feeling, state, or quality is one that never ends or changes.

...the creation of a ~ union.

= permanent

ADJ: usu ADJ n

~ly

They were all ~ly starving...

= permanently

ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj/prep

2.

A ~ act, situation, or state is one that happens again and again and so seems never to end.

I thought her ~ complaints were going to prove too much for me.

= continual

ADJ: usu ADJ n

~ly

He ~ly interferes in political affairs.

= continually

ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj/prep

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