everlasting
gb/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/ us/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
B2
الإنجليزية
المعاني
0 معنى
adjective
B2
property
1
lasting forever; without end
lasting for ever; never ending
نمط الاستخدام:
[an] everlasting + [thing/state]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may use it for ordinary long durations where 'long-lasting' or 'lasting a long time' sounds more natural.
المرادفات
eternal (More common in religious or philosophical contexts.)
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endless (Emphasizes having no end; can be less formal.)
الأضداد
temporary (Lasting only for a limited time.)
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short-lived (Lasting for only a short period.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
everlasting life
|everlasting love
|everlasting peace
|everlasting glory
|everlasting punishment
|everlasting fire
|everlasting covenant
|everlasting soul
الموضوعات
time
|religion
أمثلة
- Many religions promise everlasting life after death.
- They pledged everlasting loyalty to the cause.
- The poem speaks of an everlasting truth.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He believes in everlasting life.
- Their love felt everlasting.
adjective
B2
property
2
seemingly never-ending; constant
going on and on (often annoyingly)
نمط الاستخدام:
everlasting + [problem/noise/complaint]
خطأ شائع:
Don’t use it for a single repeated action ('He everlasting said...'); use 'kept saying' or 'constantly said'.
المرادفات
never-ending (Very close; often more neutral and less old-fashioned.)
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constant (Focuses on frequency/continuity rather than length.)
الأضداد
brief (Lasting only a short time.)
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intermittent (Stopping and starting rather than continuing.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
everlasting problems
|everlasting noise
|everlasting delays
|everlasting complaints
|everlasting arguments
|everlasting rain
|everlasting questions
|everlasting conflict
الموضوعات
time
|emotions
|daily_life
أمثلة
- I’m tired of his everlasting complaints about the weather.
- The house is full of everlasting noise during the holidays.
- We’ve had everlasting delays on this project.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The everlasting noise made it hard to sleep.
اسم
formal
C1
entity
3
God as the Eternal One
a name for God meaning “the eternal one”
نمط الاستخدام:
the Everlasting
خطأ شائع:
This use is a noun and usually takes 'the' and a capital letter: 'the Everlasting'.
المرادفات
the Eternal (A parallel religious title emphasizing timelessness.)
الأضداد
mortal (Human beings who do not live forever.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
praise the Everlasting
|trust in the Everlasting
|the Everlasting God
الموضوعات
religion
أمثلة
- The hymn calls on the faithful to praise the Everlasting.
- In the text, the Everlasting is described as just and merciful.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- Some prayers call God the Everlasting.
اسم
C1
entity
4
plant with long-lasting flowers
a plant whose flowers last a long time, even when dried
نمط الاستخدام:
[an] everlasting; everlastings
خطأ شائع:
In this meaning, 'everlasting' is a countable noun (an everlasting / everlastings).
المرادفات
strawflower (A common specific type of 'everlasting' used for dried arrangements.)
الأضداد
annual (A plant that completes its life cycle in one season (not the opposite of 'dried', but contrasts in plant terms).)
المتلازمات اللفظية
strawflower everlasting
|dried everlastings
|everlasting flowers
|everlasting in a bouquet
الموضوعات
nature
|plants
|gardening
أمثلة
- She made a wreath from dried everlastings.
- The florist added an everlasting to the arrangement for texture.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- These everlastings look good when dried.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
everlasting
IPA
GB/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
US/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
المقاطع والنبر
ever - last - ing (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (last)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: everlasting
Noun
- Base: everlasting
- Plural: everlastings
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
everlasting gobstopper
1/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ ɡəbstˈɑpɚ/
fixed phrase
fictional candy that never ends
a candy in a story that never gets smaller
أمثلة
- The children begged for an Everlasting Gobstopper like the one in the movie.
- He joked that his jawbreaker was an Everlasting Gobstopper.
everlasting life
1/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ lˈaɪf/
fixed phrase
formal
life that never ends
life after death that never ends
أمثلة
- The sermon focused on the hope of everlasting life.
- They believed that faith would lead to everlasting life.
everlasting love
1/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ lˈʌv/
fixed phrase
love that lasts forever
love that never ends
أمثلة
- They wrote about everlasting love in their wedding vows.
- The movie sells a fantasy of everlasting love.
everlasting peace
1/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ pˈis/
fixed phrase
formal
peace that lasts forever
peace that never ends (sometimes after death)
أمثلة
- The treaty was meant to secure everlasting peace.
- The inscription wished the dead everlasting peace.