"forever" meaning in English

See forever in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fərˈɛvɚ/ Audio: en-us-forever.ogg [US] Forms: forever [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|forever|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. a long time
    Sense id: simple-forever-en-noun-r-itKU6v

Preposition

IPA: /fərˈɛvɚ/ Audio: en-us-forever.ogg [US] Forms: forever
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something lasts forever it will never go away or it will last for a very long time.
    Sense id: simple-forever-en-prep-i04o3M9K
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think the sun will last forever."
        },
        {
          "text": "I will love you forever and ever."
        }
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      ],
      "id": "simple-forever-en-prep-i04o3M9K"
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      "ipa": "/fərˈɛvɚ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/f@r\"Ev@`/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It took forever for me to walk to work."
        }
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      ],
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          "text": "I think the sun will last forever."
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/fərˈɛvɚ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/f@r\"Ev@`/"
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    }
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}

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