Meanings
- idiomaticnot comparableforever, for eternity
I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind.
1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights1 more example
1992, Basic Instinct, written by Joe Eszterhas, Catherine and Nick played by (respectively) Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas Catherine: What do we do now, Nick? Nick: Fuck like minks, raise rug rats, live happily ever after. Catherine: I hate rug rats. Nick: Fuck like minks, forget the rug rats, and live happily ever after.
Synonyms: forever
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbforever, for eternity
Origin
- Middle Englishever afftir
- Englishever after
From Middle English ever afftir, evere aftir.
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