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/fɔːˈɛvə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "forever"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ, āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ

used to describe a period of time that has no end
forever definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The memory of their wedding day will stay with them forever.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ

used to exaggerate the length of time, implying a long wait or duration
forever definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That movie felt like it lasted forever.
āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāϰāϤāϰ⧇, āϏāĻĻāĻžāϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž

used as part of a phrase to express enduring support, loyalty, or admiration, often in slogans
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Love Always, Forever!
āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž, āϚāĻŋāϰāϤāϰ⧇ !
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āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ, āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ

used to describe something that happens constantly or repeatedly, often in an irritating or persistent way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ’s forever borrowing my books and never returning them.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāχ āϧāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻĢ⧇āϰāϤ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€

lasting for an indefinite or permanent amount of time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They made a forever commitment to each other when they got married.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ¨ā§āϤāύ, āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϤ

a period of time that feels like it lasts much longer than expected
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I have n’t seen you in forever!
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāύāĻŋ!
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āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ, āϚāĻŋāϰāϤāϰ⧇

a poetic or colloquial reference to a mythical or idealized time in the future that is unlikely to ever happen
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'll pay you back on the 32nd of forever.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϚāĻŋāϰāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ 32āϤāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϰāϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦāĨ¤
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