Forever (adverb)
For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
“I shall love you forever.”
Forever (adverb)
For a very long time, a seeming eternity.
“We had to wait forever to get inside.”
Forever (adverb)
Constantly or frequently.
“You are forever nagging me.”
Forever (noun)
An extremely long time.
“I haven’t seen him in forever!”
Forever (noun)
a mythical time in the infinite future that will never come.
“Sure, I’d be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.”
Forever (adjective)
Permanent, lasting
Ever (adverb)
Always, frequently, forever.
“It was ever thus.”
Ever (adverb)
At any time.
“If that ever happens, we’re in deep trouble”
“He’s back and better than ever.”
Ever (adverb)
In any way.
“How can I ever get there in time?”
Ever (adverb)
As intensifier following an interrogative word.
“Was I ever glad to see you!”
“Did I ever!”
Ever (adjective)
Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.
Ever (determiner)
form of Shortening|every
Ever (adverb)
at any time
“don’t you ever regret giving up all that money?”
“nothing ever seemed to ruffle her”
Ever (adverb)
used in comparisons for emphasis
“they felt better than ever before”
“our biggest ever range”
Ever (adverb)
at all times; always
“caravan holidays remain as popular as ever”
“ever the man of action, he was impatient with intellectuals”
“they lived happily ever after”
“he toyed with his ever-present cigar”
Ever (adverb)
increasingly; constantly
“having to borrow ever larger sums”
Ever (adverb)
used for emphasis in questions expressing astonishment or outrage
“why ever did you do it?”
“who ever heard of a grown man being frightened of the dark?”