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For ever — Ever Ev eradv. [OE. ever, [ae]fre, AS. [ae]fre; perh. akin to AS. [=a] always. Cf. {Aye}, {Age},{Evry}, {Never}.] [Sometimes contracted into {e er}.] 1. At any time; at any period or point of time. [1913 Webster] No man ever yet hated his own… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
For ever — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
for ever — for ever, forever This is written as two separate words in BrE (but often as one word in AmE) when the meaning is ‘for all future time’ (He said he would love her for ever) and as one word when the meaning is ‘always, continually’ (They are… … Modern English usage
For ever — (engl., spr. eww r), für (auf) immer … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
For ever — (engl., spr. eww r), für immer, auf ewig … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
for ever — used for saying that a situation will always continue in the future, or will continue for a very long time It looks as though we re stuck here for ever – the road s still blocked. for ever and ever: Let s just have it as a secret between us for… … English dictionary
For ever and a day — Ever Ev eradv. [OE. ever, [ae]fre, AS. [ae]fre; perh. akin to AS. [=a] always. Cf. {Aye}, {Age},{Evry}, {Never}.] [Sometimes contracted into {e er}.] 1. At any time; at any period or point of time. [1913 Webster] No man ever yet hated his own… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
for ever and ever — for ever (and ever) : ↑forever I ll love you for ever and ever! • • • Main Entry: ↑ever for ever (and ever) see ↑ever • • • Main Entry: ↑for … Useful english dictionary
for ever and aye — for aye or for ever and aye For ever, to all eternity • • • Main Entry: ↑aye … Useful english dictionary
for ever and ever — index now and forever Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
for ever — for ev·er || fÉ™ revÉ™(r) eternally, endlessly, for always, at all times … English contemporary dictionary
