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Definition forever in British English

forever adverb

adverb
/fərˈevə(r)/
1

for all time in the future, or for as long as you can imagine

Example

They promised to love each other forever.

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2

for a long time, usually longer than you would like

Example

The film seemed to go on forever.

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3

a very long time

Example

It takes forever and a day to download these files, given how slow our Internet speed is here.

Definition forever in British English