for ever

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 forever complaining).

Modern English usage. 2014.

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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 — (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 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 — 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

  • For Ever Mozart — Infobox Film | name = For Ever Mozart caption = director = Jean Luc Godard producer = Alain Sarde writer = Jean Luc Godard starring = Madeleine Assas Ghalia Lacroix Frédéric Pierrot music = cinematography = Katell Djian Jean Pierre Fedrizzi… …   Wikipedia

  • Nobody Lives for Ever — For the similarly titled video game, see The Operative: No One Lives Forever. Nobody Lives for Ever   …   Wikipedia

  • for ever and a day — Meaning For a very long time. Origin From Shakespeare s As You Like It …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • For Ever — Forever Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma Forever est un film américain réalisé par George Fitzmaurice en 1921. Forever (Sunganeul yeongwonhi) est un film sud coréen réalisé par… …   Wikipédia en Français

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