What is the difference between nevermore and forever?
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Never again.
* 1845 , Edgar Allan Poe, '' (published in the ''New York Evening Mirror )
(duration) for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time.
* 1839 , Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95
(duration, colloquial) for a very long time, 'an' eternity.
(frequency) constantly or frequently.
* 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
An extremely long time.
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* 2007 , Ruth O'Callaghan, Where acid has etched
(colloquial) a mythical time in the infinite future that will never come.
Forever is a related term of nevermore.
As adverbs the difference between nevermore and forever
is that nevermore is never again while forever is for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time.As a noun forever is
an extremely long time.nevermore
English
Adverb
(-)- And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
- On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
- And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
- And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
- And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
- Shall be lifted - nevermore !
forever
English
Alternative forms
* for everAdverb
(-)- ''I shall love you forever .
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever , unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
- ''We had to wait forever to get inside.
- ''You are forever nagging me.
- Early in his boyhood he had learned to form ropes by twisting and tying long grasses together, and with these he was forever tripping Tublat or attempting to hang him from some overhanging branch.
Usage notes
* In the United Kingdom and most of the Commonwealth, the spelling for ever'' may be used instead of ''forever'' for the senses "for all time" and "for a long time". In Canada and the United States, generally only ''forever is used, regardless of sense.Synonyms
* always * continually * eternally * evermore * for good * forevermore * for ever more * incessantly * until Kingdom comeDerived terms
* forevernessNoun
(en noun)- In the airport, holiday lovers kiss, mouth forevers , the usual argot betrays you. Desire makes love dull.
- ''Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever .