ever after
Syllables: ever af·terUK/ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈɑːftə/US/ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈæftəɹ/
ever after adverb: forever, for eternity.
Adverb
ever after (not comparable)
- forever, for eternity
- I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind.1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
- Catherine: What do we do now, Nick?
Nick: Fuck like minks, raise rug rats, live happily ever after.
Catherine: I hate rug rats.
Nick: Fuck like minks, forget the rug rats, and live happily ever after.1992, Basic Instinct, written by Joe Eszterhas, Catherine and Nick played by (respectively) Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas
- Synonyms:
- forever
ever after meaning in Bengali
ever after in Bengali
- চিরকাল, অনন্তকালের জন্য
Synonyms of ever after
Origin of ever after
From Middle English ever afftir, evere aftir.
Words formed from ever after
Words that rhyme with ever after
Questions about ever after
- What does ever after mean?
- Ever after means forever, for eternity.
- What is ever after in Bengali?
- Ever after in Bengali is চিরকাল, অনন্তকালের জন্য. See Ever after meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is ever after?
- Ever after is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce ever after?
- Ever after is pronounced /ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈɑːftə/ (UK).
Words near ever after in the dictionary
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