ever after

idiom

old-fashioned

: from that time forward

She remembered him fondly ever after.

The fairy tale ended by saying that the characters in the story lived happily ever after.

—the phrase live happily ever after is also used to describe real people who are being compared in some way to characters in a fairy tale

His biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.

Examples of ever after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Google seems to have escaped the US government’s search-antitrust lawsuit with a surprisingly light punishment, but its display-ads business looks in more legal trouble than ever after taking two hits from opposite sides of the Atlantic on Friday. —Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025

Alexandra is ready to finally find her happily ever after. —Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

When Herbig-Matten hears from fans, many of them are young women looking to break into acting — and all of them want Ruby and James to get their happily ever after. —Kristen Baldwin September 2, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025

One where a partnership can complement, not compete, and a happy ever after can come withfull autonomy. —Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for ever after

• hereinafter
• thereinafter
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• hereafter
• thereafter