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{
"term": "forever",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used to say that a particular situation or state will always exist",
"labels": "British English also",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll love you forever!"
},
{
"text": "After her death, their lives changed forever."
},
{
"text": "Just keep telling yourself that it won't **last forever**."
},
{
"text": "The local dairy industry will soon be lost forever."
},
{
"text": "The final death toll may forever remain a mystery."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a very long time",
"labels": "British English also(informal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It takes her forever to get dressed."
},
{
"text": "Where have you been? I've been waiting forever!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used with verbs in the progressive tenses to say that somebody does something very often and in a way that is annoying to other people",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's forever going on about how poor they are."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fərˈevə(r)/",
"audio": "fo/forever/forever__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fərˈevər/",
"audio": "fo/forever/forever__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}