forever

CEFRA2

/fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/

adverb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    For all future time or for an extremely long time.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Constantly or frequently.

Examples

  • Humans were never meant to live forever.

  • It would take forever for me to explain everything.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. For a very long time, a seeming eternity.

  2. For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An extremely long time.

More examples

In context

  • We had to wait forever to get inside.

  • I shall love you forever.

  • That was forever ago.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adverb

Univerbation of for ever, from Middle English for ever, for evere. By surface analysis, for + ever. First attested in the late 14c., and first attested in the late 17c. as one word. Noun first attested in 1858.