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Definitions for forever
fɔrˈɛv ər, fər-for·ev·er
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Princeton's WordNet
everlastingly, eternally, forever, evermoreadverb
for a limitless time
"no one can live forever"; "brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss
forever, forever and a dayadverb
for a very long or seemingly endless time
"she took forever to write the paper"; "we had to wait forever and a day"
constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantlyadverb
without interruption
"the world is constantly changing"
Wiktionary
forevernoun
An extremely long time.
It takes forever to walk to work.
forevernoun
a mythical time in the infinite future that will never come.
Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.
foreveradverb
for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time.
I shall love you forever.
foreveradverb
for a very long time, 'an' eternity.
We had to wait forever to get inside.
foreveradverb
for an excessively long time.
foreveradverb
at all times, anytime, always
You'll have a home here forever, my son!
foreveradverb
constantly or frequently.
You are forever nagging me.
Wikipedia
Forever
Strawberry Fields Forever is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on 13 February 1967 as a double A-side single with "Penny Lane". It represented a departure from the group's previous singles and a novel listening experience for the contemporary pop audience. While the song initially divided and confused music critics and the group's fans, it proved highly influential on the emerging psychedelic genre. Its accompanying promotional film is similarly recognised as a pioneering work in the medium of music video. Lennon based the song on his childhood memories of playing in the garden of Strawberry Field, a Salvation Army children's home in Liverpool. Starting in November 1966, the band spent 45 hours in the studio, spread over five weeks, creating three versions of the track. The final recording combined two of those versions, which were entirely different in tempo, mood and musical key. It features reverse-recorded instrumentation, Mellotron flute sounds, an Indian swarmandal, tape loops and a fade-out/fade-in coda, as well as a cello and brass arrangement by producer George Martin. For the promotional film, the band used experimental techniques such as reverse effects, stop motion animation, jump-cuts and superimposition.
ChatGPT
forever
Forever refers to an unlimited or unending length of time, indicating a state that will continue indefinitely without any cessation or conclusion. It conveys the notion of a perpetual existence or an eternal duration that surpasses the boundaries of time.
Webster Dictionary
Foreveradverb
through eternity; through endless ages, eternally
Foreveradverb
at all times; always
Wikidata
Forever
"Forever" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album, Daydream. It was released by Columbia Records on March 10, 1996, as an airplay-only single from the album. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and was composed throughout 1995. Its lyrics describe a situation where the protagonist knows her relationship with her lover has withered away, however he will continue living in her memory forever. The song's music video is a collage of snippets from Carey's shows at the Tokyo Dome, during her Daydream World Tour in 1996. Most of the video is the performance of the song during one of the three Japanese shows on the tour. Serving as an airplay only song in the US, and a limited release around the world, the song achieved minimal chart success. In the United States, Billboard rules did not allow the charting of non-commercially released songs. For this reason, it did not chart on the Hot 100, however peaking at number two on the Adult Contemporary chart. Outside the US, the song peaked at number 11 in Canada, 40 in New Zealand and 44 in the Netherlands.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Forever
for-ev′ėr, adv. for ever, for all time to come: to eternity.—adv. Forev′ermore, for ever hereafter.
Editors Contribution
foreververb
Situated or placed in front in advance at any and all times increasingly with constant use to express. For all future time; for always. A very long time; continually.
Time works for forever from the beginning to the end of time itself.
Etymology: The Most High
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 6, 2024
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'forever' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3432
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'forever' in Adverbs Frequency: #302
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of forever in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of forever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of forever in a Sentence
To rescue our children we will have to let them save us from the power we embody: we will have to trust the very difference that they forever personify. And we will have to allow them the choice, without fear of death: that they may come and do likewise or that they may come and that we will follow them, that a little child will lead us back to the child we will always be, vulnerable and wanting and hurting for love and for beauty.
You should never think you're too good to do a job. And I think you should be like that in everything you do. 'Be a forever new guy' is what I try to emulate, and I don't mean as in you shouldn't step up to the role and be a leader and delegate appropriately, but never think that you are above taking out the trash or that you're above not respecting the secretary or the lowest junior enlisted.
Lewis Black, "Black on Broadway" (2004):
There are two things I know about life... Only the good die young but the real jerks will live forever.
We waited for years to get married, we've been together forever and we waited, he (Moore) wanted to wait until it was legal and recognized in all the states.
A sense of urgency seems to be lacking. More of that would be desirable ... You can't hang on to something forever when everybody knows it's an unwanted asset, they are quite good at promises. Delivery tends to be slower than you would be happy with.
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- إلى الأبدArabic
- завинаги, навекиBulgarian
- na věky, navždyCzech
- for altidDanish
- auf, unaufhörlich, für eger, andauernd, für immer, immer, ewig, ständigGerman
- πάνταGreek
- eternidad, por siempre, sin cesar, constantemente, para siempreSpanish
- برای همیشهPersian
- ikuisuus, ikiajoiksi, ikuisesti, iäisyys, ainaFinnish
- à jamais, pour toujours, toujoursFrench
- ivichWestern Frisian
- go bráth, go deoIrish
- gu bràthScottish Gaelic
- לנצחHebrew
- कभी के लिए, हमेशा के लिएHindi
- mindörökké, örökre, örökkéHungarian
- ընդմիշտ, հավետArmenian
- per sempreItalian
- לָנHebrew
- 永久, 永遠Japanese
- სამუდამოდ, მუდამGeorgian
- រហូតKhmer
- 永遠, 영원, 히Korean
- perpetuum, in omne tempus, in perpetuumLatin
- għal dejjemMaltese
- tijden, voor altijd, steed, eindeloos, eeuwen, altijd, eeuwigDutch
- hoolʼáágóóNavajo, Navaho
- na zawsze, cały czasPolish
- para semprePortuguese
- pentru totdeaunaRomanian
- постоянно, вечно, всегда, навечно, целую вечность, навсегда, навекиRussian
- заувекSerbo-Croatian
- för alltid, evigtSwedish
- mileleSwahili
- என்றென்றும்Tamil
- ఎప్పటికీTelugu
- ตลอดไป, นิรันดร์Thai
- sonsuza kadar, sonsuza dekTurkish
- навік, вічно, назавждиUkrainian
- ہمیشہ کے لئےUrdu
- mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn, 永遠Vietnamese
- 永遠Chinese
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