permanently

adverb

per·​ma·​nent·​ly ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē How to pronounce permanently (audio)
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

Examples of permanently in a Sentence

planned to stay there permanently
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No one is more permanently precocious than a former child star. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 The most damaging weapons tend to be spinning discs that can spin up to about 250 mph, delivering huge kinetic energy that can throw, rip, and permanently disable rival bots. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025 Another judge in Rhode Island ordered DHS to permanently stop imposing grant conditions tied to immigration enforcement, after ruling in September that the conditions were unlawful — only to have DHS again try to impose them. Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025 Highball glasses from the MoMA Design Store appear to be defying gale-force winds in real time, careening permanently to the left. Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for permanently

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of permanently was in the 15th century

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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanently. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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