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1 for ever / forever
1) (continually: He was forever looking at this watch.) alltid2) (for all time: I'll love you for ever (and ever).) for alltid/evig, i evighet -
2 ever
'evə 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) noensinne, noen gang, (nesten) aldri2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) alltid, stadig3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) veldig, svært•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) eviggrønt tre, eviggrønn plante- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / foreveralltid--------stadig--------støttadv. \/ˈevə\/1) noensinne, noengang• has he ever been here?• did you ever?• I've seldom, if ever, felt this great• as if he would ever...som om han noensinne skulle...2) ( noe gammeldags) alltid, stadig3) (hverdagslig, etter spørreord) i all verden, i alle dager• who ever could it be?• why ever do you say such a thing?• how ever did you do that?• where ever did you go?4) (hverdagslig, forsterkende) i det hele tatt, overhodet5) ( etter superlativ) som noensinne fantes, noensinne6) ( før komparativ) stadig, større og større, mindre og mindre7) veldigas ever som alltid, som vanligenn noensinne, som bare, som alltidever after alle sine dagerever and again nå og da, fra tid til annenever and anon ( litterært) nå og da, fra tid til annenever since hele tiden sidenhelt siden, så lengeever so (britisk, hverdagslig) veldig, kjempe-ever so little aldri så liteever so much ( før komparativ) (veldig) myeever such (britisk, hverdagslig) veldig (mye), kjempe-for ever for bestandig, i all evighet• England for ever!evig og alltid, ustanselig, jevnt og truttfor ever and ever eller for ever and a day i all evighet, for bestandig fra evighet til evighet -
3 for
fo: 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) til, for2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til, i retning av3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) i4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) om5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) for6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) til7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) for8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) for9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) for10) (because of: for this reason.) av, på grunn av11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) for, til12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) for13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) for14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) til å være15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trass i, (til) tross (for)2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) forav--------for--------tilIprep. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/1) for2) (om destinasjon, retning) til, i retning av• where is the train for London?3) til4) (beregnet) for, til (å), for5) mot, (i stedet) for, for6) på grunn av, som en følge av, for... skyld, av, for• when she saw her home town, she cried for joyda hun så hjembyen sin, gråt hun av gledespaserturen gjorde deg godt \/ du ser bedre ut etter turen din7) for, for å få, for å hente, etter, om, på8) (som representant) for, som i9) for, til forsvar for, til fordel for• are you for the plan or against it?10) for, til... å være, som... betraktet11) tross, trass i, til tross (for)til tross for alle pengene, var han likevel ulykkelig12) med tanke på, angående, med hensyn til, når det gjelder, i spørsmål om, ihan kunne like gjerne gått opp i røyk, så sporløst som han forsvant13) for, mot14) som, for, til• what did you do that for?15) på, på noens vegne, på noens regning, for16) til• for sale17) pålydende, på• a bill for £100• put my name down for £5018) ( om tidsrom) på, i, for, til19) ( om avstand) ii flere kilometer, på flere kilometers avstandact for oneself handle på egen hånd, handle selvstendigas for når det gjelder, med tanke på, hva... angårbe (all) for være (helt) for, stemme for, gå inn for, være stemt forfor all så vidt, for detfor as much as ettersom, i betraktning av atfor instance\/example for eksempelfor now for øyeblikket, foreløpig, for denne gang, i denne omgangfor one for min\/din\/sin delfor one thing for det første, for eksempelfor someone\/something to for noe(n) (til) åfor at noe skal...det er vanlig at menn gjør sånt \/ menn pleier å gjøre sånt• it is a mistake for children to be allowed to...det er galt at barn for lov til å...for to ( gammeldags eller dialekt) for åknow for certain vite med sikkerhet, være sikker påleave someone for dead forlate noen i troen på at vedkommende er død, forlate noen som dødlook\/judge for oneself dømme selv, se selvnot for me ingenting for meg• not for me a life in poverty!now for it! nå gjelder det!, til saken!now you're for it! ( hverdagslig) nå skal du få!, nå har jeg deg!oh for... jeg har så lyst på...be one for something like noe, være glad i noeso much for that det var det!, nok av\/om det!there's\/that's... for you (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) snakk om..., da kan man snakke om...there's nothing for it but to... det er ikke annet å gjøre enn å..., det er ingen annen råd enn å...what did... do that for? ( hverdagslig) hvorfor gjorde... det?what's this for? ( hverdagslig) hva brukes dette til? hva skal dette være godt for?IIkonj. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/for• I asked her to stay, for I had something to tell herjeg ba henne om å bli, for jeg hadde noe å si henne -
4 ever-increasing
adj. \/ˌevərɪnˈkriːsɪŋ\/stadig økende, stadig voksende -
5 wear
weə 1. past tense - wore; verb1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?)2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.)3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.)4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.)5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.)6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.)2. noun1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) klær, tøy2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) -klær, -tøy3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) slitasje4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) slitestyrke; noe å slite på•- wearable- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn outantrekk--------bruk--------bæreIsubst. \/weə\/1) bruk• what do you have in wear?2) ( spesielt i sammensetning) -klær, -tøy• do you have travel wear?3) slitasje4) holdbarhet, slitestyrkebe the worse for wear være sliten, være medtatt være såretfair wear and tear normal slitasjefor everyday wear til hverdagsbrukhave seen hard wear ha vært med i mange år, være godt brukt, være slitt, ha sett bedre dagerthe worse for wear slitt, medtatt (også overført)wear and tear slitasje, tidens tann• does it show (signs of) wear and tear?II1) ha på seg, være kledd i, bære• what shall I wear?• she always carries her gloves, she never wears themhun har alltid hanskene i hånden, hun har dem aldri på seg2) kle seg i, bruke, gå med• do you wear lipstick?3) ha, vise4) ( også overført) slite (på), tære (på)• stop, or you'll wear yourself to deathstopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg ut5) slites, bli slitt6) trampe på, kjøre opp, grave (ut)7) (britisk, hverdagslig) finne seg i, gå med på, tolererehan løy for meg, men det fant jeg meg ikke i8) ( sjøfart) føre (flagg)9) holde, tåle, vare10) ( hverdagslig) holde (stikk)wear away slite bort\/ned, utslette, stryke utinskripsjonen er slitt bort fortæres, svinne hen, forsvinne, ta slutttålmodigheten hennes begynte å ta slutt fordrive, få til å gå, slepe seg av stedwear down slite(s) ned, slite(s) ut\/bort• do you want this worn down table?hælene mine er nedslitt på den ene siden trette(s) ut, slite på\/ut, bli utslittbryte(s) ned, overvinnewear off gå over, gi seg, avtaslite(s) av• as the century wore on, nothing changedetter som århundret slepte seg av sted, ble ingenting forandretwear oneself to a shadow slite seg fullstendig utwear oneself to death slite seg i hjel• stop, or you'll wear yourself to deathstopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg i hjelwear one's heart on one's sleeve stille sine følelser til skuewear on somebody gå noen på nervene, irritere noenwear out slite(s) ut\/ned, forbruke, gjøre slutt på• did you wear out your clothes?trette ut, utmatte, slite utfordrive, få til å gå, slepe avstedwear out one's welcome trekke for store veksler på folks gjestfrihet, bli for lengewear something into holes slite hull på noewear something thin bruke noe til det er tynnslittwear something to rags slite noe helt utwear something well kle noewear the trousers ( overført) være herre i husetwear thin bli tynnslitt( overført) (begynne å) bli gjennomsiktig, (begynne å) ta slutt, (begynne å) bli tynnslittwear through slite igjennom, slite hull på, slite avwear well holde bra, være holdbar, være slitesterk holde seg godtIII( sjøfart) dreie av, svinge, kuvende -
6 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) siste2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) siste, forrige3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) siste2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) sist- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) vare (ved), holde seg2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) strekke til, holde•- lasting- last outsist--------vareI1) ( om person eller ting) den siste, det siste2) det siste, det ytterste, døden, slutten3) (sport, konkurranse) siste plass, siste runde4) resten, slutten5) siste gang (noen blir sett eller hørt), det sistebreathe one's last trekke sitt siste sukkfrom first to last fra begynnelse til sluttlast but not least sist, men ikke minstthe last but one den nest sistenever hear the last of something komme til å få høre noe så lenge en levernow at last nå først, først nå, endeligsee the last of somebody bli kvitt noen, ikke se noen igjento the very last inn i det siste, til siste stund (høytidelig), inn i dødentowards the last mot sluttenIIsubst. \/lɑːst\/( håndverk) lest, skomakerlest, skoleststick to one's last ( overført) bli ved sin lestIIIsubst. \/lɑːst\/(historisk, rommål) lest (12-18 tønner)IVsubst. \/lɑːst\/utholdenhet, holdbarhetVverb \/lɑːst\/1) vare, vedvare, stå på• how long will the programme last?2) overleve, leve videre, holde ut, klare seg3) strekke til, holde4) holde, holde seg, stå seg5) ( om farge) sitte, sitte ilast for ever vare eviglast out vare klare seg (med noe)det\/den vil klare (seg gjennom) vinterenVIverb \/lɑːst\/( håndverk) forme eller passe til over en lestVIIadj. \/lɑːst\/1) sist, bakersthan er den jeg minst av alt ønsker å treffe \/ han er den siste jeg ønsker å treffe2) sist, siste, senest, seneste, forrige, sistnevnte3) aller størst, ytterst, høyestat last til slutt, til sist, endeligat long last langt om lenge, til syvende og sist, endeligevery last hver eneste, hver eneste enin the last place i siste rekke, sist, til sluttlast man out siste mann utlast resort siste utveilast thing det siste en gjør, som en avslutningthe last World War siste verdenskrigto the last degree i høyeste gradthe year before last i forfjor, for to år sidenVIIIadv. \/lɑːst\/1) sist, i siste rekke, til slutt, bakerst, sist-• who came last?2) senest, sist, forrige gang, sist gang• when did you see him last?3) til slutt, til sist, endeligfirst and last først og sist, først og fremst alt i alt, i bunn og grunn, i det store og helelast in, first out sist inn, først ut, den som er sist ansatt må gå førstlast of all aller sist -
7 perpetual
pə'pe uəl(lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time: He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise.) konstant, evig(varende), uopphørligevigadj. \/pəˈpetʃʊəl\/, \/pəˈpətjʊəl\/1) uavbrutt, uendelig, ustanselig, vedvarende2) fast3) ( økonomi) uamortisabel, evigvarende4) ( botanikk) evigblomstrende -
8 endless
1) (going on for ever or for a very long time: endless arguments.) endeløs, uendelig2) (continuous, because of having the two ends joined: an endless chain.) uten ende, i ringuendeligadj. \/ˈendləs\/endeløs, uendelig, grenseløs, uten ende, som aldri vil ta slutt, evig, uopphørlig -
9 immortalize
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) udødeliggjøre, forevigeverb \/ɪˈmɔːtəlaɪz\/ eller immortalisegjøre udødelig, forevige, bevare for evig -
10 mortal
'mo:tl 1. adjective1) (liable to die; unable to live for ever: Man is mortal.) som kan dø, dødelig2) (of or causing death: a mortal illness; mortal enemies (= enemies willing to fight each other till death); mortal combat.) dødelig, døds-; på liv og død2. noun(a human being: All mortals must die sometime.) (dødelig) menneske, (levende) sjel- mortally
- mortal sindødelig--------individ--------menneske--------personIsubst. \/ˈmɔːtl\/1) dødelig, menneske2) ( spøkefull) skapning, sjelordinary mortals vanlige dødligeIIadj. \/ˈmɔːtl\/1) ( også overført) dødelig2) jordisk, forgjengelig3) dødbringende, dødelig, skjebnesvanger4) døds-5) ( hverdagslig) forferdelig, veldig6) ( hverdagslig) kjedsommelig, langtekkelig7) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: forsterkende ordingen verdens grunn \/ overhodet ingen grunnevery mortal thing ( hverdagslig) hver eneste tingin mortal fear ( hverdagslig) dødsens reddmortal fight eller mortal combat kamp på liv og dødmortal hour dødsstundmortal wound dødelig sår ( litterært) banesår, ulivssårnot a mortal soul ( hverdagslig) ikke en sjelone's mortal remains eller all that remains of somebody noens jordiske levningerthey wouldn't do a mortal thing ( hverdagslig) de ville ikke gjøre det grannIIIadv. \/ˈmɔːtl\/( hverdagslig eller dialekt) veldig, forbasket, død-, døds-mortal drunk døddrukken -
11 thenceforth
adv. \/ˌħensˈfɔːθ\/ eller thenceforward( gammeldags eller litterært) fra den tid av, fra da av, fra og med da, fra det tidspunkt(et) (av)from thenceforward eller from thenceforth fra den tid av, fra og med da, fra da avthenceforward and for ever for all fremtid -
12 elixir
i'liksə(a liquid that would supposedly make people able to go on living for ever, or a substance that would turn the cheaper metals into gold: the elixir of life.) eliksirsubst. \/ɪˈlɪksə\/eliksir, mirakelmikstur -
13 eternal
i'tə:nl1) (without end; lasting for ever; unchanging: God is eternal; eternal life.) evig2) (never ceasing: I am tired of your eternal complaints.) evinnelig, evig•- eternityevig--------uendeligadj. \/ɪˈtɜːnl\/1) evig, uforanderlig, uendelig• do you believe in eternal life?2) ( hverdagslig) evig, evinnelig, stadigEternal Den evige (brukes om en evig og universal ånd, som Gud)the eternal triangle det klassiske trekantdramaet -
14 farewell
feə'wel 1. noun(an act of saying goodbye: They said their farewells at the station; ( also adjective) a farewell dinner.) avskjed2. interjection(goodbye: `Farewell for ever!' she cried.) adjø, farvelavskjed--------deling--------farvelIsubst. \/ˌfeəˈwel\/, foranstilt: \/ˈfeəwel\/1) farvel, avskjed2) ( foranstilt) avskjeds-bid farewell eller make one's farewells ta farvel, si farvel, si adjø, ta avskjedfarewells avskjedsforestillinger, avskjedskonserterIIinterj. \/ˌfeəˈwel\/, foranstilt: \/ˈfeəwel\/farvel, adjø, lev vel• farewell all hope! -
15 immortal
i'mo:tl(living for ever and never dying: A person's soul is said to be immortal; the immortal works of Shakespeare.) udødelig- immortalize
- immortaliseudødeligIsubst. \/ɪˈmɔːtl\/udødeligthe Immortals de udødelige gudeneIIadj. \/ɪˈmɔːtl\/1) udødelig, uforgjengelig, uforglemmelig2) ( hverdagslig) uforanderlig, bestandig3) (om slager osv.) uslitelig, evig -
16 immortalise
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) udødeliggjøre, forevigeverbse ➢ immortalize -
17 riddle
I 'ridl noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) gåteII 'ridl verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) gjennomhulle/-bore, pepregåteIsubst. \/ˈrɪdl\/gåte (også om person), rebusIIsubst. \/ˈrɪdl\/sikt, såld, harpeIIIverb \/ˈrɪdl\/løse gåter, snakke i gåterIVverb \/ˈrɪdl\/1) sikte, sile2) ( også overført) pepre, bombardere, punktere, gjennomhullebe riddled with debts ha gjeld oppover øreneriddle an argument gjennomhulle et argumentriddled full av hull, gjennomhulletriddle with ( også overført) pepre med, bombardere med -
18 mortal sin
((especially in Roman Catholicism) a very serious sin, as a result of which the soul is damned for ever.) dødssynd -
19 since
1. conjunction1) ((often with ever) from a certain time onwards: I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy.) siden2) (at a time after: Since he agreed to come, he has become ill.) etter at3) (because: Since you are going, I will go too.) da, siden, ettersom2. adverb1) ((usually with ever) from that time onwards: We fought and I have avoided him ever since.) siden, fra da av2) (at a later time: We have since become friends.) siden (da)3. preposition1) (from the time of (something in the past) until the present time: She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend.) helt fra2) (at a time between (something in the past) and the present time: I've changed my address since last year.) siden3) (from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of): the greatest invention since the wheel.) sidenettersomIadv. \/sɪns\/1) siden (den gang)2) siden, for...siden, (helt) fra• how long since is it?ever since helt siden den ganglong since for lenge siden, for langt tilbake sidenIIprep. \/sɪns\/(allerede) siden, (helt) fra• since meeting you, I haven't smoked one cigarettesiden jeg traff deg, har jeg ikke røkt en eneste sigarett• since when have you had a cold?IIIkonj. \/sɪns\/1) siden, så lenge2) ettersom, da, fordi, siden• since you're here, I feel OKsiden du er her, føler jeg meg OK -
20 so
səu 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) slik, sånn3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; slik; så4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor, så- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speakda--------såIsubst. \/səʊ\/( musikk) solIIadv. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/1) så, i slik (en) grad• I was so tired that...jeg var så trøtt at...2) så, mye, meget, veldig• why do you irritate me so?• would you be so kind as to help him?3) så, slik, således, sånn, som, på den måten, på en slik måte• so, and so only, can it be donesånn, og bare sånn, kan det gjøres• don't behave so!• we have so arranged matters that...vi har ordnet det slik at...• as you treat me, so I'll treat yousom du behandler meg, vil jeg behandle deg4) ( med pronominell funksjon) det• you did so!nei, du sier ikke det• I told you so!• I could scarcely believe it, but it was sojeg kunne nesten ikke tro det, men det var slik5) derfor, følgelig• she is ill, and so cannot come to the party6) ( som svar) (ja) det• it was cold yesterday. - So it wasdet var kaldt i går. - Ja, det var det7) det...også, det... med, på samme måte• he says I'm poor, and so I amhan sier jeg er fattig, og det er jeg også8) ( gammeldags) så• if you are content, sohvis du er fornøyd, så (la det være så)9) (amer., slang) bare så innmari, så utrolig, så veldig• I so don't want to go to this party!and so on\/forth og så videreand so on and so forth og så videre i all evigheteven so enda, likevelever so ( hverdagslig) veldig, utrolig, mye, kjempe-, fantastiskhow so? hvordan det (da)?, hvordan har det seg?if so i så fall, om så er, om så varit so happens that... se ➢ happenis that so? er det slik det har seg?, virkelig?, er det sant?just so nettopp slik, akkurat på den måtenjust so! akkurat det (ja)!, helt riktig!, nemlig!not so! så visst ikke!or so eller så, eller deromkring, omtrentquite so! helt riktig!, javisst!so? jasså?, sier du det?, virkelig? ; nei, men hva er det du sier?so as to for (på den måten) åso be it så la det skje, slik får det bliso far så langt, hittil, så vidt, til nå, til daso late as så sent somso long morn så lenge!, ha det!so many så og så mangeso much så og så myeso much as så mye somso much for det var det\/den, over og ut med, ferdig med• so much for charity!(rather) so so ( hverdagslig) sånn passeso that for atthat's so! det stemmmer!, just det!, akkurat!, nettopp!the more so så mye mer somwhy so? hvorfor det?, hvordan det?IIIkonj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/1) slik (at)2) så (derfor), og derfor, hvorfor• she asked me to go, so I went3) ( i utrop) så, jasså, altså• so you're back again!jasså, du er tilbake igjen!4) (gammeldags, høytidelig) hvis bare, forutsatt at, såfremt, så sant, så lenge som• let it be any place you choose, so it is not too farso please you om du tillater uttrykketso that's that! ( hverdagslig) sånn er\/var det\/den saken!so there! så det så!, slik er\/var det med det\/den saken! se så!so what? og så da? hva så?IVinterj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/bare i uttrykkso! så!, såja!, stopp!
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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