"evermore" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌɛvɚˈmɔɹ/ [General-American], /ˌɛvəˈmɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛvɚˈmo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˌɛvəˈmoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evermore.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: mōr Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English (written as two words before 14th century), equivalent to ever + -more. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{suffix|en|ever|more}} ever + -more Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} evermore (not comparable)
  1. Always; forever; eternally. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: for evermore, forevermore Translations (always): ikuisesti (Finnish), aina (Finnish), toujours (French), αιωνίως (aioníos) (Greek), αεί (aeí) (Greek), zawsze (Polish), всегда (vsegda) (Russian), вечный (večnyj) (Russian), evermair (Scots), ivermair (Scots), siempre (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-evermore-en-adv-pRJPykHG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'always': 89 11
  2. At any time in the future. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-evermore-en-adv-zByMkqLi Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -more Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -more: 44 56

Alternative forms

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