evermore
/,evə'mɔ:/
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Definition
- Adverb:
- For a limitless time; forever; eternally: Indicates an action or state that continues without end.
- At any future time; in the future: Indicates something that will be true or applicable from a certain point onward into the indefinite future.
Usage Examples
- Adverb (For a limitless time):
- The legend says the king will sleep evermore in the mountain.
- They promised to remember her kindness evermore.
- Adverb (In the future):
- From this day evermore, I shall strive to be better.
- He vowed evermore to tell the truth.
Advanced Usage
- "For evermore": A slightly more emphatic or literary variant, often used in poetry or formal declarations.
- I pledge my loyalty to you for evermore.
- "Now and evermore": A phrase used to emphasize continuity from the present moment into eternity.
- We are bound together, now and evermore.
Variants and Related Words
- Forevermore (adverb): A synonym meaning for all future time; eternally. It is often interchangeable with "evermore" but can sound slightly more modern or emphatic.
- His name shall be honored forevermore.
Synonyms
- Forever: For all future time; for always.
- Eternally: In a way that continues or lasts forever; permanently.
- Perpetually: In a way that never ends or changes; constantly.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Evermore and a day": An archaic or poetic phrase used to exaggerate the length of time, meaning for an exceedingly long time or forever.
- I could listen to your stories evermore and a day.
- "Henceforth and evermore": A formal or legalistic phrase meaning from this time forward and forever.
- The treaty declared the land a protected park, henceforth and evermore.
Adverb
- for a limitless time
- no one can live forever
- brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore- P.P.Bliss
- at any future time; in the future
- lead a blameless life evermore