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I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.
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Meaning of "forever" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOREVER

forever  [fɔːˈrɛvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOREVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forever can act as a noun and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FOREVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forever in the English dictionary

The first definition of forever in the dictionary is Also: for ever. without end; everlastingly; eternally. Other definition of forever is at all times; incessantly. Forever is also for a very long time.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOREVER


clever
ˈklɛvə
endeavour
ɪnˈdɛvə
ever
ˈɛvə
however
haʊˈɛvə
howsoever
ˌhaʊsəʊˈɛvə
leva
ˈlɛvə
never
ˈnɛvə
sever
ˈsɛvə
Trevor
ˈtrɛvə
whatever
wɒtˈɛvə
whatsoever
ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə
whenever
wɛnˈɛvə
wheresoever
ˌwɛəsəʊˈɛvə
wherever
wɛərˈɛvə
whichever
wɪtʃˈɛvə
whithersoever
ˌwɪðəsəʊˈɛvə
whoever
huːˈɛvə
whomever
huːmˈɛvə
whomsoever
ˌhuːmsəʊˈɛvə
whosoever
ˌhuːsəʊˈɛvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOREVER

forethoughtful
forethoughtfully
forethoughtfulness
foretime
foretoken
foretold
foretooth
foretop
foretopman
foretriangle
forevermore
foreverness
forevouched
foreward
forewarn
forewarned is forearmed
forewarner
forewarningly
foreweigh
forewent

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOREVER

achiever
believer
bever
cabin fever
cantilever
curly-coated retriever
east coast fever
fever
first ever
for ever
golden retriever
Labrador retriever
lever
live-forever
never-never
Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
reliever
retriever
spotted fever
yellow fever

Synonyms and antonyms of forever in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOREVER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forever» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forever

Translation of «forever» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOREVER

Find out the translation of forever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forever» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

永远
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

para siempre
570 millions of speakers

English

forever
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हमेशा के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلَى الأَبَد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

всегда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eternamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিরতরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toujours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

selamanya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

immer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

永久に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영원히
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selawase
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mãi mãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்றென்றும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायमचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sonsuza dek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per sempre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na zawsze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

назавжди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentru totdeauna
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παντοτινά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ewig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

för alltid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

for alltid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forever

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREVER»

The term «forever» is very widely used and occupies the 202 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forever» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forever» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forever

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10 QUOTES WITH «FOREVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forever.
1
James F. Amos
We can't stay in Afghanistan forever.
2
Trey Anastasio
We're never going to stop! Three hundred shows a year forever!
3
Dale Archer
You have to understand that PTSD has to be an event that you experience, a very traumatic event. And actually, there is evidence that brain chemistry changes during this event in certain individuals where it's imprinted indelibly forever and there's an emotion associated with this which triggers the condition.
4
Dario Argento
I remember when I was very young, I had a fever - a long rheumatic fever in bed for four months. And in the days, I stayed alone with the maid. I only had my father's books with me. They were fantasy books about ghosts, and also books by Edgar Allen Poe that made a forever impression on me.
5
Lance Armstrong
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
6
Kathy Baker
I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.
7
Evan Bayh
America is stronger than ever. We will forever remember those we lost on September 11, 2001. In honoring their memory, we will remain true to our commitment to freedom and democracy.
8
Vincent Canby
His acting remains forever fixed in a time that never dates.
9
Nick Cannon
To me, a forever love is a bond that can't be broken.
10
Raul Castro
The notion that Cuba is the only country in the world where you can live without working must be erased forever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOREVER»

Discover the use of forever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Forever . . .
You’ll never forget your first time...reading Forever as an eBook.
Judy Blume, 2012
2
Tigers Forever: Poems and Stories
This is a collection of poems and stories by Ruskin Bond. It is a refreshing blend of nature and adventure, mystery and suspense, humour and fantasy.
Ruskin Bond, 1996
3
Ways to Live Forever
Eleven-year-old Sam McQueen, who has leukemia, writes a book during the last three months of his life, in which he tells about what he would like to accomplish, how he feels, and things that have happened to him.
Sally Nicholls, 2008
4
Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement
Perfect Sound Forever is an engaging profile of the band Pavement and their quirkily dark, melodic sound and cryptic, mirth-filled lyrics.
Rob Jovanovic, 2004
5
Forever
The thrilling conclusion to #1 bestselling Shiver trilogy from Maggie Stievater In Maggie Stiefvater's SHIVER, Grace and Sam found each other. In LINGER, they fought to be together. Now, in FOREVER, the stakes are even higher than before.
Maggie Stiefvater, 2011
6
Love You Forever
I'll like you for always. As long as I'm livingMy baby you'll be. This is the story of how that little boy goes through life and becomes a man and how his mother's love never wavers.
Robert N. Munsch, 2001
7
Forever...: A Novel of Good and Evil, Love and Hope
Now, this superb storyteller mixes the flavor of a classic fairy tale with a very modern love story -- set in a town locked in the shadows of an abiding evil -- in this imaginative new novel. Forever.
Jude Deveraux, 2003
8
Forever
Ultimately, the Baxter family must pull together one last time in an act of service and love to help Katie and Dayne find what they've always been looking for - a chance at forever.
Karen Kingsbury, 2011
9
Everything was Forever, Until it was No More: The Last ...
Drawing on diaries, correspondence, interviews and memoirs, and applying historical, anthropological and linguistic analyses, this text explores late Soviet period (1960s-80s) through the eyes of the last Soviet generation.
Alexei Yurchak, 2006
10
The Truth About Forever
But Macy soon discovers that the things you expect least are sometimes the things you need most. “Dessen gracefully balances comedy with tragedy and introduces a complex heroine worth getting to know.” —Publishers Weekly Also by Sarah ...
Sarah Dessen, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOREVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forever is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Showdowns could be changed forever, says Crows chairman - AFL …
ADELAIDE chairman Rob Chapman believes Showdowns between his club and archrival Port Adelaide could be changed forever by Phil ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Who wants to live forever? | Boston Herald
“Who would want to live forever? It would be a sentence, and I would not want to do that.” What was appealing about “Self/less,” he said, was ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
3
Three Questions with Eighty Six Forever - The Blue Testament
I spoke with Jon Szekeres over at Eighty Six Forever about Sporting KC's match against the Whitecaps in Vancouver on Sunday night. Tweet ... «The Blue Testament, Jul 15»
4
Cancer survivors lack behind in every field of life forever | The News …
WASHINGTON: The people who suffered with cancer in their teenage still face difficulty in their job, to marry, to study and in all other fields of ... «The News Teller, Jul 15»
5
Varun Dhawan: Hope my friendship with Shraddha stays forever
Actor Varun Dhawan is thankful to his "ABCD 2" co-star and close friend Shraddha Kapoor for being by his side always. The 28-year-old ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Losses narrow to €1.7m at Forever 21's Irish outlet - Independent.ie
The Irish arm of global fashion chain Forever 21 suffered a pre-tax loss of over €1.7m in the financial year to the end of February 2014, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Watch: South Carolina takes down the Confederate flag. Forever
Watch: South Carolina takes down the Confederate flag. Forever. Written by. July 10, 2015. Share. Written by. July 10, 2015. Posted by Quartz. 1,217 Views. «Quartz, Jul 15»
8
Confederate Flag Lowered Forever at South Carolina Capitol - NBC …
Confederate Flag Lowered Forever at South Carolina Capitol. The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
9
The Night Andrew Golota Forever Became “The Foul Pole”
The only thing that is indisputable about former heavyweight contender Andrew Golota is that he will forever be remembered as one of the ... «The Sweet Science, Jul 15»
10
“Moops” now, “Moops” forever: The sad, final yawp of the defeated …
If you read the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell, you probably came away thinking that the plaintiffs and the conservative ... «Salon, Jul 15»

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