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adverb

fə-ˈre-vər How to pronounce forever (audio)
Definition of forevernext
1
as in permanently
for all time we'll be best friends forever

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2
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion he is forever reminding me to wear my hat and gloves in cold weather

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forever

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noun

as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time it took forever to fill out all the forms

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Recent Examples of forever
Adverb
The songs are lucid and explicit, delivered with the gravitas of someone whose world has just changed forever. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 The Hawaiians viewed the new rules as tyrannical; those with the disease were wont to hide in the hills of the islands, forever on the run. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Noun
Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2017 Forever is gonna start aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas Monday with a concert of lunar proportions. — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017 See All Example Sentences for forever
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forever
  1. permanently
  2. constantly
  3. long
  4. always
  5. continually
  6. eternity
  7. eternally
  8. consistently
Adverb
  • Marc Guiu, meanwhile, is expected to depart either on loan or permanently.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Ally Bank Ally Bank permanently eliminated overdraft fees in 2021.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of permanently
Adverb
  • Preoccupied with other priorities and under pressure to drive sales through constantly evolving trends, brands and designers often paid little attention to the impact their material choices had on animals and the environment.
    — P.J. Smith, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • The idea that a company constantly tracks what a car does, whether it was involved in a crime or not, manages to violate people’s expectations of privacy in their personal space and of freedom of movement simultaneously.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of constantly
Noun
  • The location features five different beaches and offers 23 excursions, including a half-mile-long zip line ride that extends over the ocean.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • The star power continued at City Hall, where Spike Lee, Patrick Ewing and Carmelo Anthony were among those who went from float ride-a-longs to seats at the ceremony.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Definition of long
Adverb
  • Meta has always had to invest in the data centers that serve its popular social networking services to people all over the world.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Couture and bridalwear have always been seen as synonymous in India.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of always
Adverb
  • The team continually assesses and resets what matters most as circumstances change.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Occasional proposals were floated by outside groups to use McAuley, though funding continually was a challenge.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of continually
Noun
  • Their teams competing and fans cheering filled millions of people back home with hope and, if only for a moment worth eternity, with joy and pride.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Just a little shard of eternity that had both of them in it, on the dance floor.
    — Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
Definition of eternity
Adverb
  • While there are unlimited repairs for accidents, so the plan suits the eternally clumsy, there are restrictions on theft and loss coverage.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Plus the eternally lovable Muppets including Kermit and Miss Piggy, the viral dance troupe Ghetto Kids from Kampala, Uganda, who danced with Shakira, and children from Staten Island's PS22 Chorus, who closed out the show singing with Martin.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 19 July 2026
Definition of eternally
Adverb
  • Anthropic's own researchers reached a similar conclusion in a paper presented at ICLR in 2024, finding that training on human preferences does not remove sycophancy and can encourage it, and that five leading assistants showed it consistently.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If Washington can sharpen its demands and communicate them consistently, both sides will be better able to focus negotiations and develop more viable plans for implementation—leading to a more durable agreement.
    — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of consistently

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“Forever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forever. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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