forever

UK/fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)//fəˈɹɛvɚ/

forever adverb: for all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

Adverb

forever (not comparable)

For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
- I shall love you forever.
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.1839, Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy, page 95
Synonyms:

forevermore, aeternum, in perpetuum
(colloquial, excessive) For a very long time, a seeming eternity.
- We had to wait forever to get inside.
- That was forever ago.
(frequency) Constantly or frequently.
- You are forever nagging me.
- Early in his boyhood he had learned to form ropes by twisting and tying long grasses together, and with these he was forever tripping Tublat or attempting to hang him from some overhanging branch.1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 5, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert]...

Noun (1)

forever (countable and uncountable, plural forevers)

(colloquial, countable) An extremely long time.
- I haven't seen him in forever!
- It took me forever to make up my mind.
(colloquial, poetic, uncountable) A mythical time in the future that will never come.
- Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.

Adjective

forever (not comparable)

(informal) Permanent, lasting; constant, perpetual.
- It'd be a peaceful life / With a forever wife / And a kid someday1971, Bruce Johnston, "Disney Girls (1957)"
- We'll take care of you and help you find a Forever Home.2009, Kathy Kadilak, Tommy Finds His Forever Home, page 3

Noun (2) capitalized: Forever

Forever (uncountable)

(alternative, poetic) Alternative form of forever.

forever meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and Tagalog

forever in Hindi

for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time: हमेशा के लिए hameśā ke lie, कभी के लिए kabhī ke lie, सदा का sadā kā
(colloquially) constantly or frequently: सदा sadā

forever in Urdu

for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time: ہمیشہ کے لئے hameśā ke lie

forever in Sanskrit

for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time: सर्वकालम् sarvakālam, सर्वदा sarvadā, सनातन sanātana

forever in Tagalog

for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time: magpakailanman

More languagesFewer languages

forever in Arabic: إِلَى الْأَبَد ʔilā l-ʔabad
forever in Malay: selama-lamanya
forever in Persian: برای همیشه barâ-ye hamiše
forever in Thai: ตลอดไป dtà-lòt-bpai, นิรันดร ní-ran-dɔɔn
forever in Vietnamese: mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn

Examples of forever in a sentence

Don't spend forever on the phone!
She should've been here five forevers ago!
She and Serena had been friends forever.1988, Anne Tyler, chapter 1, in Breathing Lessons:
Anything in the world of transport takes forever to do, and costs far too much.2024 February 7, Lee Waters tells Conrad Landin, “A mission to improve transport for Wales”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 35:
I'm a B student 'cas I'm forever getting B-, B, and B+.1965 January 7, Lou Sullivan, Diary:
It's been a fortnight of forevers since the Braves could count on a late-game comeback.2001 September, Michael Knisley, “The Braves' last stand”, in Sporting News, volume 225, number 36, page 12:

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Forms of forever

Adverb
alternative UK	for ever
alternative form	fore'er
alternative form	for e'er
alternative noun poetic	Forever
Noun
plural	forevers

Origin of forever

Univerbation of for ever, from Middle English for ever, for evere. By surface analysis, for + ever. First attested in the late 14c., and first attested in the late 17c. as one word. Noun first attested in 1858.

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Questions about forever

What does forever mean?: Forever means for all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
What is forever in Hindi?: Forever in Hindi is हमेशा के लिए (hameśā ke lie), कभी के लिए (kabhī ke lie), सदा का (sadā kā). See Forever meaning in Hindi.
How do you use forever in a sentence?: Don't spend forever on the phone!
What part of speech is forever?: Forever can be an adverb, a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce forever?: Forever is pronounced /fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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