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forever

 adverb
     
for‧ev‧er S3 also for ever British English
1 for all future time:
I wanted that moment to last forever.
Many valuable works of art were lost forever.
2 especially spoken for a very long time:
Once built, stone walls last forever.
It took forever to clean up after the party.
The meeting seemed to go on forever and a day.
3

be forever doing something

spoken to do something often, especially in a way that annoys people [= be always doing something]:
He's forever making comments about my weight.
4

forever and ever

a phrase meaning forever, used especially in stories
5

go on forever

American English to be extremely long or large:
The road just went on forever.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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