permanently
Syllables: per·ma·nent·lyUK/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li//ˈpɝ.mə.nənt.li/
permanently adverb: in a permanent manner; lastingly.
Adverb
permanently (comparative more permanently, superlative most permanently)
- In a permanent manner; lastingly.
- We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes...1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 63
- ADAS are aimed to assist the drivers, who always remain responsible for vehicle control and shall permanently monitor the environment and vehicle/system performance Informal document GRVA-18-07/Rev.2, Proposal for amendments to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2024/2, UN Regulation on uniform provisions...
- Forever.
- Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52
- Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.2018 November 13, Matthew Robinson and Lianne Kolirin, “The world has just redefined the kilogram”, in CNN
permanently meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
permanently in Hindi
- स्थायी रूप से, स्थाई रूप से, स्थायी तौर पर
permanently in Tamil
- நின்று, நிலையாக
permanently in Marathi
- permanently, forever
- कायम kāyam
permanently in Urdu
- دواماً, ہمیشہ کے لئے
More languagesFewer languages
- permanently in Bengali
- স্থায়ীভাবে
- permanently in Malayalam
- സ്ഥിരം sthiraṁ
- permanently in Kannada
- ನಿಲೆ
- permanently in Punjabi
- ਪੱਕੇ ਤੌਰ'ਤੇ, ਪੱਕੇ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ, ਸਥਾਈ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ
- permanently in Odia
- ସ୍ଥାଯ଼ୀ ଭାବେ
Examples of permanently in a sentence
- He will take over the job permanently when the accountant retires.
- In the current era of global warming, Mount Kilimanjaro is no longer permanently snow-capped.
- Much of the southern part of the Weddell Sea is permanently covered by the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
Antonyms of permanently
Forms of permanently
| comparative | more permanently |
|---|---|
| superlative | most permanently |
Origin of permanently
From Middle English permanently; equivalent to permanent + -ly.
Words formed from permanently
Questions about permanently
- What does permanently mean?
- Permanently means in a permanent manner; lastingly.
- What is permanently in Hindi?
- Permanently in Hindi is स्थायी रूप से, स्थाई रूप से, स्थायी तौर पर. See Permanently meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is permanently?
- Permanently is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce permanently?
- Permanently is pronounced /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/ (UK).
Words near permanently in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: permanently (page history and authors); permanently (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); permanently (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कायम (Marathi) (page history and authors); permanently (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); permanently (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); സ്ഥിരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); permanently (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); permanently (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); permanently (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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