Forever
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Forever is an adverb meaning (duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
Meaning
(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
More Meanings
- (duration, colloquial, hyperbolic) For a very long time, a seeming eternity.
- (frequency) Constantly or frequently.
- (countable, colloquial) An extremely long time.
- (uncountable, colloquial or poetic) A mythical time in the future that will never come.
- (chiefly informal) Permanent, lasting; constant, perpetual.
Example Sentences
That was forever ago.
I shall love you forever.
You are forever nagging me.
We had to wait forever to get inside.
Word Forms
- for ever
- fore'er
- for e'er
- forevers
Synonyms for forever
Depending on context, synonyms include always, aye, continually, endlessly, eternally, ever.
Antonyms for forever
Common opposites include moment, never, nevermore.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include evermore, eternity, eternally, everlastingly, always, infinity.
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