Eternally vs. Forever

Eternallyadverb

For eternity; forever.

‘I shall be eternally grateful for your assistance.’;

Foreveradverb

(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

‘I shall love you forever.’;

Eternallyadverb

Unceasingly, recurringly.

Foreveradverb

For a very long time, a seeming eternity.

‘We had to wait forever to get inside.’;

Eternallyadverb

In an eternal manner.

‘That which is morally good or evil at any time or in any case, must be also eternally and unchangeably so.’; ‘Where western gales eternally reside.’;

Foreveradverb

(frequency) Constantly or frequently.

‘You are forever nagging me.’;

Eternallyadverb

for a limitless time;

‘no one can live forever’; ‘brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore’;

Forevernoun

An extremely long time.

‘I haven't seen him in forever!’;

Eternallyadverb

in a way that continues or lasts forever; permanently

‘his eternally optimistic attitude’; ‘we must be eternally vigilant’;

Forevernoun

(colloquial) a mythical time in the infinite future that will never come.

‘Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.’;

Eternallyadverb

in an annoying or tedious way that seems to last forever; constantly

‘he was prattling on eternally’;

Foreveradjective

Permanent, lasting

Eternallyadverb

used to emphasize expressions of admiration, gratitude, etc.

‘I shall be eternally grateful’;

Foreveradverb

Through eternity; through endless ages; eternally.

Foreveradverb

At all times; always.

Foreveradverb

for a limitless time;

‘no one can live forever’; ‘brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore’;

Foreveradverb

seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly;

‘always looking for faults’; ‘it is always raining’; ‘he is forever cracking jokes’; ‘they are forever arguing’;

Foreveradverb

for a very long or seemingly endless time;

‘she took forever to write the paper’; ‘we had to wait forever and a day’;