permanently

adverb

per·​ma·​nent·​ly ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē 

ˈpərm-nənt-

: in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary

The restaurant closed permanently in May.

an area where the ground is permanently frozen

Artificial intelligence has permanently changed our understanding of the mind and has proved itself in hundreds of unsung applications.

—Steven Pinker

Synonyms of permanently

• forever
• always
• eternally

Examples of permanently in a Sentence

planned to stay there permanently

Recent Examples on the Web

Coupled with a massive $25,000 state income tax credit for home hardening, this law would break the bureaucratic gridlock, lure capital back to the state and permanently secure the financial foundation of the California dream. —Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026

Karpel steps into the role permanently after working as the company’s interim chief financial officer and chief accounting officer. —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Merlin Rohl will join permanently at the end of the season after the club avoided relegation, triggering the €20million ($23m; £17m) purchase option contained in his initial loan move from German side Freiburg. —Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 May 2026

The country aims to keep Tiangong, which is about 20% as massive as the International Space Station, permanently inhabited for at least a decade. —Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above