forevermore

English

WOTD – 8 May 2008

Etymology

Blend of forever +‎ evermore.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fəˈɹɛv.ə.mɔː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /fɔːɹˈɛv.ɚ.mɔːɹ/
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Adverb

forevermore (not comparable)

  1. At any or all times in the future; forever.
    • 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. I, Phenomena”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book III (The Modern Worker):
      Poor Pope; and I am told he is fast growing bankrupt too; and will, in a measurable term of years (a great way within the ‘three hundred’), not have a penny to make his pot boil! His old rheumatic back will then get to rest; and himself and his stage-properties sleep well in Chaos forevermore.
    • 1922, Clark Ashton Smith, Eidolon:
      A frozen sun forevermore the same.
    • 1990, After 7, “Ready Or Not”, in After 7:
      Cause girl I love you more than words can show / My love is pure / I, I'll walk a thousand miles, sail a thousand seas / Nothing will discourage me / And I pray that you will be always there for me forevermore

Usage notes

  • In the United Kingdom and most of the Commonwealth, the spelling for evermore is the usual form. In Canada and the United States, generally only forevermore is used.

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