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