FOR EVER


Meaning of FOR EVER in English

for ‧ ev ‧ er S2 W3 BrE AmE ( also for ever British English ) /fərˈevə $ -ər/ adverb

1 . for all future time:

I wanted that moment to last forever.

Many valuable works of art were lost forever.

2 . especially spoken for a very long time:

Once built, stone walls last forever.

It took forever to clean up after the party.

The meeting seemed to go on forever and a day.

3 . be forever doing something spoken to do something often, especially in a way that annoys people SYN be always doing something :

He’s forever making comments about my weight.

4 . forever and ever a phrase meaning forever, used especially in stories

5 . go on forever American English to be extremely long or large:

The road just went on forever.

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THESAURUS

▪ always all the time, at all times, or every time:

I will always love you.

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He always carries his medicine.

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People will always need houses.

▪ forever ( also for ever British English ) if something lasts or continues forever, it remains or continues for all future time:

Nothing lasts forever.

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He seemed to think he would live forever.

▪ permanently always, or for a very long time – used about changes that you expect to last forever. Permanently can be used with a verb or with an adjective:

His eyesight may be permanently damaged.

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They decided to move to Portugal permanently.

▪ for life for the rest of your life:

Marriage is supposed to be for life.

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He was sent to jail for life.

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Remarks like that can affect someone for life.

▪ for good especially spoken forever – used to talk about a permanent change:

This time, he’s coming back for good.

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Once a species dies out, it is gone for good.

▪ for all time forever – used when saying that something will last or be remembered forever because it is very good or special:

Their deeds will be remembered for all time.

▪ to/until your dying day for the rest of your life – used when something has affected you very deeply:

I’ll remember what he said to my dying day.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.