permanently

per·ma·nent·ly
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Australia, UK/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/Canada, US/ˈpɝ.mə.nənt.li/colloquial, dialectal/ˈpɜː.(ɹ.)mənt.li/

adverb

In a permanent manner; lastingly.

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Meanings

adverbpermanently (comparative more permanently, superlative most permanently)

comparative more permanently · superlative most permanently

  1. In a permanent manner; lastingly.
    2 more examples

    We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.

    1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 63

    ADAS are aimed to assist the drivers, who always remain responsible for vehicle control and shall permanently monitor the environment and vehicle/system performance Informal document GRVA-18-07/Rev.2, Proposal for amendments to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2024/2, UN Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Driver Control Assistance Systems, UNECE, 22-26 January 2024

  2. Forever.

    Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.

    2018 November 13, Matthew Robinson and Lianne Kolirin, “The world has just redefined the kilogram”, in CNN
    1 more example

    Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbfor a long time without essential change

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpermanently
  2. Englishpermanently

From Middle English permanently; equivalent to permanent + -ly.

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Translations

Bulgarian трайно, постоянно
  • трайно (trajno)in a permanent manner
  • постоянно (postojanno)in a permanent manner
Catalan permanentment
  • permanentmentin a permanent manner
Czech permanentně
  • permanentněin a permanent manner
Danish permanent, for altid
  • permanentin a permanent manner
  • for altidin a permanent manner
  • for evigin a permanent manner
  • for stedsein a permanent manner
Esperanto senĉese, permanente
  • senĉesein a permanent manner
  • permanentein a permanent manner
Estonian püsivalt, alaliselt
  • püsivaltin a permanent manner
  • alaliseltin a permanent manner
Finnish pysyvästi
  • pysyvästiin a permanent manner
French en permanence, toujours
  • en permanencein a permanent manner
  • toujoursin a permanent manner
  • continuellementin a permanent manner
German permanent, ständig
  • permanentin a permanent manner
  • ständigin a permanent manner
Greek μόνιμα, μονίμως
  • μόνιμα (mónima)in a permanent manner
  • μονίμως (monímos)in a permanent manner
Hungarian maradandóan, tartósan
  • maradandóanin a permanent manner
  • tartósanin a permanent manner
Icelandic varanlega
  • varanlegain a permanent manner
Italian permanentemente
  • permanentementein a permanent manner
Japanese ずっと, 久しく
  • ずっと (zutto)in a permanent manner
  • 久しく (hisashiku)in a permanent manner
  • 永久に (eikyū ni)in a permanent manner
  • 永続的に (eizokuteki ni)in a permanent manner
Norwegian permanent, for alltid
  • permanentin a permanent manner
  • for alltidin a permanent manner
Polish na stałe
  • na stałein a permanent manner
Portuguese permanentemente
  • permanentementein a permanent manner
Romanian în permanență
  • în permanențăin a permanent manner
Spanish permanentemente, constantemente
  • permanentementein a permanent manner
  • constantementein a permanent manner
  • continuamentein a permanent manner
Swedish permanent, för alltid
  • permanentin a permanent manner
  • för alltidin a permanent manner
  • för evigtin a permanent manner
  • stadigvarandein a permanent manner
  • beständigin a permanent manner
  • varaktigin a permanent manner
  • beståendein a permanent manner
  • oföränderligin a permanent manner
  • oavbrutenin a permanent manner
Turkish temelli
  • temelliin a permanent manner
Cite this entry
APA

permanently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanently

MLA

“permanently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permanently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanently.

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