āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻ āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ˛
used to describe a period of time that has no end
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The memory of their wedding day will stay with them forever.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
used to exaggerate the length of time, implying a long wait or duration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
That movie felt like it lasted forever.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.2
āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻ°ā§, āĻ¸āĻĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž
used as part of a phrase to express enduring support, loyalty, or admiration, often in slogans
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Love Always, Forever!
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻ°ā§ !
02
āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛
used to describe something that happens constantly or repeatedly, often in an irritating or persistent way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He âs forever borrowing my books and never returning them.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
forever
01
āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§
lasting for an indefinite or permanent amount of time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They made a forever commitment to each other when they got married.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Forever
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I have nât seen you in forever!
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ!
02
āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻ°ā§
a poetic or colloquial reference to a mythical or idealized time in the future that is unlikely to ever happen
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I'll pay you back on the 32nd of forever.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° 32āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
