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eternally

eternally

53 5.2
For all time without end
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈtɜrnəli/
translation icon : eternamente
  • I would be eternally grateful to you if you could.
  • exist eternally
  • eternally grateful
  • eternally present

And now this story, I I am eternally ashamed of it.

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Examples

  • - Oh, I'm eternally grateful to you.

  • I am eternally in your debt.

  • And for that day, I am eternally grateful.

  • Until you, my dear Lucian, set me free; for which I am eternally grateful.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We are connected, resonant, and eternally thriving.

  • Hi Hannah, thank you for loving us eternally and having good health and God bless you.

  • Shane and Lily are already fantastic, incredible parents and I'm just so eternally proud of them.

  • We are eternally grateful.

  • Retrospectivists see the past as a golden age to be eternally reverenced rather than improved upon.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I will love you eternally, no matter the distance between us.

Synonyms

forever
vseternally
1.0

For all time without end

is strictly without end rather than sometimes only seeming very long
permanently
vseternally
218 2.9

Stays the same for all time

conveys true all time duration rather than implying mere intention
endlessly
vseternally
73 2.3

Without stopping for a very long time

focuses on lasting for all time rather than ongoing repeated action
infinitely
vseternally
62 4.8

To a very great degree without any limit

is specifically about lasting for all time rather than general boundlessness
perpetually
vseternally
29 4.8

Happening all the time without stopping

lasts for all time rather than describing repeated ongoing events
in perpetuity
vseternally
  • Formal
16 7.8

A time that lasts forever

expresses the same boundless time span rather than a different sense
forevermore
vseternally
  • Archaic
8 6.8

Always from now on

includes all time not limited only to future-looking use
ad infinitum
vseternally
  • Formal
7 8.8

Going on forever without any limit

means the same endless continuation instead of any limited period
evermore
vseternally
  • Archaic
3 8.9

Continues for all future time

is the standard all time sense rather than literary or poetic
until the cows come home
vseternally
  • Informal
3 8.5

For a very long time that seems to never end

means lasting for all time rather than casual long lasting speech
interminably
vseternally
2 7.6

In a way that goes on for a very long time with no end in sight

denotes real limitless duration rather than merely seeming endless
until hell freezes over
vseternally
  • Informal
1 9.5

For a very long time, often to say something will never happen

expresses ongoing existence without implying impossibility of change
enduringly
vseternally
1 5.6

Continuing to exist or have effect for a long time

indicates lasting for all time rather than merely long duration
forever and a day
vseternally
  • Archaic
1 5.3

For a very long time with no clear end

states actual endless duration rather than playful or exaggerated time
everlastingly
vseternally
1 7.4

In a way that lasts forever

means exactly the same with no difference in duration
unendingly
vseternally
1 5.8

Without stopping for a long time

means lasting for all time rather than simply lacking interruptions
lastingly
vseternally
1 5.8

In a way that continues for a long time

means lasting for all time instead of only long term duration
unto the ages of ages
vseternally
  • Archaic
9.9

For a very long time that never ends

gives the general all time meaning without the solemn ceremonial tone
immortally
vseternally
8.1

In a way that lasts forever

applies to any lasting for all time, not only living things
until kingdom come
vseternally
  • Informal
8.6

For a very long time, possibly forever

conveys true absence of end rather than common idiomatic usage

Antonyms

222 3.2

For a short time and not permanent

How Long

eternally
53 5.2
permanently
218 2.9
for a while
1.0
briefly
414 1.0
momentarily
47 3.7

Surface Forms

eternally positive

Morphology

eternally = eternal (transparent) = eternal + ly

The adverb is regularly formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'eternal', yielding an expected adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Eternally comes from the Latin word aeternus, which means 'without end' and is the same root as eternal and eternity. So, to say something happens eternally is to say it lasts 'forever' or 'for all time'.