forevermore

WOTD – 8 May 2008    

English

Etymology

forever + more

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fəˈɹɛv.ə.mɔː/, X-SAMPA: /f@"rEv.@.mO:/
• (US) IPA: /fɔːɹˈɛv.ɚ.mɔːɹ/

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Adverb

forevermore (not comparable)

1. At any or all times in the future; forever
   • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. I, Phenomena

     Poor Pope; and I am told he is fast growing bankrupt too; and will, in a measurable term of years (a great way within the ‘three hundred’), not have a penny to make his pot boil! His old rheumatic back will then get to rest; and himself and his stage-properties sleep well in Chaos forevermore.

   • 1922, Clark Ashton Smith, Eidolon:

     A frozen sun forevermore the same.

Synonyms

• eternally, forever, in perpetuity, for evermore

Translations

at any or all times in the future; forever

• Polish: na zawsze (pl)

• Portuguese: eternamente, perpetuamente (pt) n, para sempre (pt) n
• Spanish: cinvocarás (es)