perpetual

CEFRB2

/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Continuing forever or for a very long time.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Continuing; uninterrupted.

Examples

  • Tom thinks he has invented a perpetual motion machine.

  • Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /pəˈpɛtjʊəl/
  • /pəˈpɛtʃʊəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.

  2. Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.

  3. Flowering throughout the growing season.

More examples

In context

  • Lifelong education means perpetual retraining.

  • By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.

  • The hybrid perpetual roses as a rule require to be pruned to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.