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