forever

adverb (forever; UK also «for ever»)

«forever» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

For all time, with no end: «I'll love you forever». tree →
Informal: for a very long time: «The queue took forever». tree →
Again and again, all the time: «He's forever losing his keys». tree →

In the lessons

In stories: «happily ever after», «friends forever». In science: some things change slowly but nothing on Earth stays exactly the same forever — mountains wear down, stars burn out. In everyday talk: «It took forever» means it was very slow. Phrases: forever and ever, take forever, gone forever, best friends forever, last forever.

Examples

We'll be best friends forever. tree →
Dinosaurs are gone forever. tree →
The car journey took forever. tree →
Plastic can stay in the ocean almost forever. tree →
He's forever forgetting his lunch. tree →
I wish summer would last forever. tree →
Once you delete it, it may be gone forever. tree →
Things you post online can stay there forever. tree →
Yes, he is forever following people. tree →

Note

One word in US English; UK English uses both «forever» and «for ever». «Took forever» is an exaggeration, not a real time. In online safety: posts and photos can last forever even if you delete them.

In Jewish tradition

It often means for all future generations, as in "a statute forever," a law that is to last for as long as the people exist.

Interpretation. Tradition reads "statute forever" as a lasting commandment. In Sefer Yetzirah, God ruling "forever and ever" speaks of the One God who is beyond time.

Examples

'Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. (Torah LEV.10.9, JPS 1917) tree →
covenant with bini and with his seed forever. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
The only One Master, God, the faithful King, rules over them from His holy abode forever and ever. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «forever» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«forever» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «forever» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«forever» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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