āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
perpetual
/pÉpËÉtâĘuËÉâl/
perpetual
01
āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§, āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ
ongoing continuously without stopping
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
No matter how tired she was, her mind engaged in the perpetual churn of thoughts.
āϏ⧠āĻāϤāĻ āύāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ āύāĻž āĻā§āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§, āĻ āύāύā§āϤ
continuing forever or indefinitely into the future
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They enjoyed the perpetual beauty of the evergreen forest.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāϰāϏāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.1
āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§, āĻāĻā§āĻŦāύ
(of a job or position) held for the person's entire lifetime, with no set term or end date
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The monarch was granted perpetual authority over the kingdom.
āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.2
āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§, āĻ āύāύā§āϤ
valid indefinitely, with no expiration or end
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His perpetual membership in the organization ensured lifelong benefits.
āϏāĻāĻāĻ āύ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻā§āĻŦāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§, āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ
occurring frequently or continuously in a way that becomes annoying or bothersome
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The perpetual ringing of the phone was distracting her from her work.
āĻĢā§āύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04
āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§, āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ
(of a plant or flower) blooming continuously throughout the entire growing season, without significant pauses
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Perpetual flowers like marigolds add lasting beauty to any landscape throughout the season.
āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻž āĻĢā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϰāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽāϰāϏā§āĻŽā§ āϝ⧠āĻā§āύāĻ āϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāϏā§āĻā§āĻĒā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰā§āϝ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
perpetually
perpetual
perpetuate
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