everlasting
gb/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/ us/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
B2
انگلیسی
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
B2
property
1
lasting forever; without end
lasting for ever; never ending
الگوی کاربرد:
[an] everlasting + [thing/state]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may use it for ordinary long durations where 'long-lasting' or 'lasting a long time' sounds more natural.
هممعنیها
eternal (More common in religious or philosophical contexts.)
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endless (Emphasizes having no end; can be less formal.)
متضادها
temporary (Lasting only for a limited time.)
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short-lived (Lasting for only a short period.)
ترکیبهای رایج
everlasting life
|everlasting love
|everlasting peace
|everlasting glory
|everlasting punishment
|everlasting fire
|everlasting covenant
|everlasting soul
موضوعها
time
|religion
نمونهها
- Many religions promise everlasting life after death.
- They pledged everlasting loyalty to the cause.
- The poem speaks of an everlasting truth.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- He believes in everlasting life.
- Their love felt everlasting.
adjective
B2
property
2
seemingly never-ending; constant
going on and on (often annoyingly)
الگوی کاربرد:
everlasting + [problem/noise/complaint]
اشتباه رایج:
Don’t use it for a single repeated action ('He everlasting said...'); use 'kept saying' or 'constantly said'.
هممعنیها
never-ending (Very close; often more neutral and less old-fashioned.)
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constant (Focuses on frequency/continuity rather than length.)
متضادها
brief (Lasting only a short time.)
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intermittent (Stopping and starting rather than continuing.)
ترکیبهای رایج
everlasting problems
|everlasting noise
|everlasting delays
|everlasting complaints
|everlasting arguments
|everlasting rain
|everlasting questions
|everlasting conflict
موضوعها
time
|emotions
|daily_life
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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”
الگوی کاربرد:
the Everlasting
اشتباه رایج:
This use is a noun and usually takes 'the' and a capital letter: 'the Everlasting'.
هممعنیها
the Eternal (A parallel religious title emphasizing timelessness.)
متضادها
mortal (Human beings who do not live forever.)
ترکیبهای رایج
praise the Everlasting
|trust in the Everlasting
|the Everlasting God
موضوعها
religion
نمونهها
- The hymn calls on the faithful to praise the Everlasting.
- In the text, the Everlasting is described as just and merciful.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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
الگوی کاربرد:
[an] everlasting; everlastings
اشتباه رایج:
In this meaning, 'everlasting' is a countable noun (an everlasting / everlastings).
هممعنیها
strawflower (A common specific type of 'everlasting' used for dried arrangements.)
متضادها
annual (A plant that completes its life cycle in one season (not the opposite of 'dried', but contrasts in plant terms).)
ترکیبهای رایج
strawflower everlasting
|dried everlastings
|everlasting flowers
|everlasting in a bouquet
موضوعها
nature
|plants
|gardening
نمونهها
- She made a wreath from dried everlastings.
- The florist added an everlasting to the arrangement for texture.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- These everlastings look good when dried.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
everlasting
IPA
GB/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
US/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
هجاها و تکیه
ever - last - ing (۳ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (last)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: everlasting
Noun
- Base: everlasting
- Plural: everlastings
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
everlasting gobstopper
1/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ ɡəbstˈɑpɚ/
fixed phrase
fictional candy that never ends
a candy in a story that never gets smaller
نمونهها
- 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
نمونهها
- 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
نمونهها
- 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)
نمونهها
- The treaty was meant to secure everlasting peace.
- The inscription wished the dead everlasting peace.