everlasting
gb/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/ us/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
B2
אנגלית
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective
B2
property
1
lasting forever; without end
lasting for ever; never ending
תבנית שימוש:
[an] everlasting + [thing/state]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may use it for ordinary long durations where 'long-lasting' or 'lasting a long time' sounds more natural.
מילים נרדפות
eternal (More common in religious or philosophical contexts.)
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endless (Emphasizes having no end; can be less formal.)
הפכים
temporary (Lasting only for a limited time.)
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short-lived (Lasting for only a short period.)
צירופים
everlasting life
|everlasting love
|everlasting peace
|everlasting glory
|everlasting punishment
|everlasting fire
|everlasting covenant
|everlasting soul
נושאים
time
|religion
דוגמאות
- Many religions promise everlasting life after death.
- They pledged everlasting loyalty to the cause.
- The poem speaks of an everlasting truth.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He believes in everlasting life.
- Their love felt everlasting.
adjective
B2
property
2
seemingly never-ending; constant
going on and on (often annoyingly)
תבנית שימוש:
everlasting + [problem/noise/complaint]
טעות נפוצה:
Don’t use it for a single repeated action ('He everlasting said...'); use 'kept saying' or 'constantly said'.
מילים נרדפות
never-ending (Very close; often more neutral and less old-fashioned.)
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constant (Focuses on frequency/continuity rather than length.)
הפכים
brief (Lasting only a short time.)
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intermittent (Stopping and starting rather than continuing.)
צירופים
everlasting problems
|everlasting noise
|everlasting delays
|everlasting complaints
|everlasting arguments
|everlasting rain
|everlasting questions
|everlasting conflict
נושאים
time
|emotions
|daily_life
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The everlasting noise made it hard to sleep.
שם עצם
formal
C1
entity
3
God as the Eternal One
a name for God meaning “the eternal one”
תבנית שימוש:
the Everlasting
טעות נפוצה:
This use is a noun and usually takes 'the' and a capital letter: 'the Everlasting'.
מילים נרדפות
the Eternal (A parallel religious title emphasizing timelessness.)
הפכים
mortal (Human beings who do not live forever.)
צירופים
praise the Everlasting
|trust in the Everlasting
|the Everlasting God
נושאים
religion
דוגמאות
- The hymn calls on the faithful to praise the Everlasting.
- In the text, the Everlasting is described as just and merciful.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Some prayers call God the Everlasting.
שם עצם
C1
entity
4
plant with long-lasting flowers
a plant whose flowers last a long time, even when dried
תבנית שימוש:
[an] everlasting; everlastings
טעות נפוצה:
In this meaning, 'everlasting' is a countable noun (an everlasting / everlastings).
מילים נרדפות
strawflower (A common specific type of 'everlasting' used for dried arrangements.)
הפכים
annual (A plant that completes its life cycle in one season (not the opposite of 'dried', but contrasts in plant terms).)
צירופים
strawflower everlasting
|dried everlastings
|everlasting flowers
|everlasting in a bouquet
נושאים
nature
|plants
|gardening
דוגמאות
- She made a wreath from dried everlastings.
- The florist added an everlasting to the arrangement for texture.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- These everlastings look good when dried.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
everlasting
IPA
GB/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
US/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ/
הברות והטעמה
ever - last - ing (3 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (last)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: everlasting
Noun
- Base: everlasting
- Plural: everlastings
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
everlasting gobstopper
1/ˌɛvɚlˈæstɪŋ ɡəbstˈɑpɚ/
fixed phrase
fictional candy that never ends
a candy in a story that never gets smaller
דוגמאות
- 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
דוגמאות
- 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
דוגמאות
- 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)
דוגמאות
- The treaty was meant to secure everlasting peace.
- The inscription wished the dead everlasting peace.