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forever and a day

forever and a day adverb: for a very long or seemingly endless time.

Adverb

forever and a day (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) For a very long or seemingly endless time.
    • I'll love you forever and a day.
    • If this be not that you looke for, I haue no more to ſay, / But bid Bianca farewell for euer and a day.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Examples of forever and a day in a sentence

  • What you gonna do when you just found forever? / Where you gonna get to when you can't get it together? / Forever and a day2001, Ian Brown, Francis Dunnery, “Forever and a Day”, in Music of the Spheres, performed by Ian Brown:
  • I went to the front yard, talked for maybe two more hours with Colombina and Rosita, his caretaker, and then we had to leave, but Nicanor still had enough material for forever and a day.2018 February 2, Alejandro Zambra, “Remembering Nicanor Parra, the Almost Immortal Chilean Poet”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé...
  • Honestly, I had acne forever and a day and just struggled to find a routine that addressed my sensitive skin and so I made it!2023 November 17, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, episode 1878, spoken by Scarlett Johansson:

Synonyms of forever and a day

Origin of forever and a day

Possibly a folk-etymological alteration of forever and ay.

Questions about forever and a day

What does forever and a day mean?
Forever and a day means for a very long or seemingly endless time.
How do you use forever and a day in a sentence?
What you gonna do when you just found forever? / Where you gonna get to when you can't get it together? / Forever and a day
What part of speech is forever and a day?
Forever and a day is an adverb.

Words near forever and a day in the dictionary

  1. foreva
  2. forever
  3. forever after
  4. forever alone
  5. forever alones
  6. forever and a day
  7. forever and ay
  8. forever and ever
  9. forever and forever
  10. forever chemical
  11. forever chemicals

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