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{
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:forever",
"word": "moment"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forever",
"word": "never"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:forever",
"word": "nevermore"
}
],
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"word": "best friend forever"
},
{
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"word": "forever after"
},
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"word": "forever alone"
},
{
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"word": "forever and ever"
},
{
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"word": "forever chemical"
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{
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"word": "forever home"
},
{
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{
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"word": "forever house"
},
{
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"word": "foreverness"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "forever stamp"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "liveforever"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "speak now or forever hold your peace"
}
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},
"expansion": "Middle English for ever",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "for evere"
},
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},
{
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},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English for ever, for evere, equivalent to for + ever.",
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"word": "period"
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}
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"pos": "adv",
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"word": "whoever"
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"word": "eternal"
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{
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"source": "Thesaurus:forever",
"word": "eternity"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:forever",
"word": "endlessness"
}
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{
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{
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"name": "Infinity",
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},
{
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"Fundamental"
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}
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"examples": [
{
"text": "I shall love you forever."
},
{
"ref": "1839, Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy, page 95",
"text": "Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four",
"text": "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face &emdash; for ever.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time."
],
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"time",
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],
[
"eternity",
"eternity"
],
[
"lifetime",
"lifetime"
],
[
"infinite",
"infinite"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
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"duration",
"time"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "läzäläʿaläm",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ለዘለዓለም"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "läzälaläm",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ለዘላለም"
},
{
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"code": "am",
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"roman": "zäläʿaläm",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ዘለዓለም"
},
{
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"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "zäläʾäläm",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ዘለአለም"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔilā l-ʔabad",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "إِلَى الْأَبَد"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "əndmišt",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ընդմիշտ"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "havet",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "հավետ"
},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "nazaŭždy",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "назаўжды"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "navjéki",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "наве́кі"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "navjéčna",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "наве́чна"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zavinagi",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "завинаги"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "per sempre"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"tags": [
"Balearic"
],
"word": "per a sempre"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "igohidv",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ᎢᎪᎯᏛ"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "igohidaquugesv",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ᎢᎪᎯᏓᏊᎨᏒ"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒngjiǔ",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "永久"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "永遠"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒngyuǎn",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "永远"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "cop",
"lang": "Coptic",
"roman": "ša èneh",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ebediyen"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ömürlik"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "bütünley"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "navždy"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "na věky"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "for altid"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "eeuwig"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "(voor) altijd"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ĉiam"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ikuisesti"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ikiajoiksi"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "à jamais"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "pour toujours"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mudam",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "მუდამ"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "samudamod",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "სამუდამოდ"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "marad",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "მარად"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "für immer"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ewig"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "unaufhörlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "auf immer"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "für eger"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pánta",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "πάντα"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "aeí",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ἀεί"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dià pantós",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "διὰ παντός"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "mau loa"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "lanétsaḥ",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "לנצח"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "le'olam",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "לעולם"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "hameśā ke lie",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "हमेशा के लिए"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kabhī ke lie",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "कभी के लिए"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "örökre"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "örökké"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "mindörökké"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "að eilífu"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "sempre"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "omnatempe"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "go bráth"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "go deo"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "per sempre"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"alt": "えいきゅうに",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "eikyū ni",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "永久に"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"alt": "えいえんに",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "eien ni",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "永遠に"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "na wiedno"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "rahoat",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "រហូត"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yeong'wonhi",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "영원(永遠)히"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "aeternō"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "in perpetuum"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "in omne tempus"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "perpetuum"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zasekogaš",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "засекогаш"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "għal dejjem"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "enteheme",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ᡝᠨᡨᡝᡥᡝᠮᡝ"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "mh",
"lang": "Marshallese",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "indeeo"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "hoolʼáágóó"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "for alltid"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "for alltid"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "on ēcnesse"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "barâ-ye hamiše",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "برای همیشه"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "eewichlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "na zawsze"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "po wsze czasy"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "na zawżdy"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "para sempre"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "întotdeauna"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "pe vecie"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "véčno",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ве́чно"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vsegdá",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "всегда́"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navsegdá",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "навсегда́"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 21 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navéki",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "наве́ки"
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"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "auf immer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "für eger"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pánta",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "πάντα"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "aeí",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ἀεί"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dià pantós",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "διὰ παντός"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "mau loa"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "lanétsaḥ",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "לנצח"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "le'olam",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "לעולם"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "hameśā ke lie",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "हमेशा के लिए"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kabhī ke lie",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "कभी के लिए"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "örökre"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "örökké"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "mindörökké"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "að eilífu"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "sempre"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "omnatempe"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "go bráth"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "go deo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "per sempre"
},
{
"alt": "えいきゅうに",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "eikyū ni",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "永久に"
},
{
"alt": "えいえんに",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "eien ni",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "永遠に"
},
{
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "na wiedno"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "rahoat",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "រហូត"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yeong'wonhi",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "영원(永遠)히"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "aeternō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "in perpetuum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "in omne tempus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "perpetuum"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zasekogaš",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "засекогаш"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "għal dejjem"
},
{
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "enteheme",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ᡝᠨᡨᡝᡥᡝᠮᡝ"
},
{
"code": "mh",
"lang": "Marshallese",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "indeeo"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "hoolʼáágóó"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "for alltid"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "for alltid"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "on ēcnesse"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "barâ-ye hamiše",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "برای همیشه"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "eewichlich"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "na zawsze"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "po wsze czasy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "na zawżdy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "para sempre"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "întotdeauna"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "pe vecie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "véčno",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ве́чно"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vsegdá",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "всегда́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navsegdá",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "навсегда́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navéki",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "наве́ки"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navéčno",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "наве́чно"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "sarvakālam",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "सर्वकालम्"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "sarvadā",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "सर्वदा"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "sanātana",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "सनातन"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "gu bràth"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "gu sìorraidh"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "a-chaoidh"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "заувијек"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "заувек"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "zauvijek"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "zauvek"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "para siempre"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "milele"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "för alltid"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "för evigt"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtà-lòt-bpai",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ตลอดไป"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ní-ran-dɔɔn",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "นิรันดร"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "oltaim"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "sonsuza kadar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "sonsuza dek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "daima"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nazávždy",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "наза́вжди"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nazavždý",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "назавжди́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "navík",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "наві́к"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "víčno",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ві́чно"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nazavše",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "назавше"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "navično",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "навічно"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "naviky",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "навіки"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "hameśā ke lie",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ہمیشہ کے لئے"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "mãi mãi"
},
{
"alt": "永遠",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "vĩnh viễn"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "ivich"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "oyf eybik",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "אויף אייביק"
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{
"code": "esu",
"lang": "Yup'ik",
"sense": "for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time",
"word": "akwarpak"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "celuju vječnascʹ",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "цэлую вечнасць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "naveki",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "навеки"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "een eeuwigheid"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "eeuwen"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "ikuisuuden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "ewig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "für immer"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "całą wieczność"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "céluju véčnostʹ",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "це́лую ве́чность"
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{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "milele"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "cilu vičnistʹ",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "цілу вічність"
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{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "(colloquially) for a very long time",
"word": "ivich"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "eeuwig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "eindeloos"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "ikuisuuden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "ewig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "für immer"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "na zawsze"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "céluju véčnostʹ",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "це́лую ве́чность"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "por siempre"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "(colloquially) for an excessively long time",
"word": "milele"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "steed"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "altijd"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "aina"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "ewig"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "ständig"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"word": "unaufhörlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "andauernd"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "örökké"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"tags": [
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"word": "ве́чно"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "constantemente"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "milele"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "alltid"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vično",
"sense": "(colloquially) constantly or frequently",
"word": "вічно"
}
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"An extremely long time."
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"text": "Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.",
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"ipa": "/fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/",
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},
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"ipa": "/fəˈɹɛvɚ/",
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"General-American"
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"General-American"
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"word": "for ever"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "extremely long time",
"word": "ikuisuus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mythical time in the infinite future",
"word": "iäisyys"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mythical time in the infinite future",
"word": "eternidad"
}
],
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}
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"Requests for review of Spanish translations",
"Requests for review of Swedish translations",
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"ref": "1971, Bruce Johnston, \"Disney Girls (1957)\"",
"text": "It'd be a peaceful life / With a forever wife / And a kid someday",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2009, Kathy Kadilak, Tommy Finds His Forever Home, page 3",
"text": "We'll take care of you and help you find a Forever Home.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2012, Brad Hicks, For Every Fear a Promise, page 96",
"text": "He is a forever friend.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2016, Mark Danner, Spiral: Trapped in the Forever War",
"text": "Danner posits that the United States has been trapped in a \"forever war\" by 9/11, and describes a nation that has been altered in fundamental ways by President Bush's having declared a war of choice and without an exit plan, […]",
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"Permanent, lasting; constant, perpetual."
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"ipa": "/fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/",
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"ipa": "/fəˈɹɛvɚ/",
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"General-American"
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"General-American"
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"word": "for ever"
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
"msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in English: 'speak now or forever hold your peace', originally 'speak now or forever hold your peace'",
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"title": "forever",
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