happily ever after
Chiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in…Chiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in fairy tales, stories for children, and similar works: in a state of happiness for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives.
» Hopefully, we'll live happily ever after.
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1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable)Chiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in fairy tales, stories for children, and similar works: in a state of happiness for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives.
And they lived happily ever after.
und sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage, und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute
и жили они́ до́лго и счастливоi žili oní dólgo i sčastlivo
Examples
14 sentencesHopefully, we'll live happily ever after.
Tom and Mary lived happily ever after.
deTom und Maria waren glücklich bis an ihr Lebensende. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I hope they live happily ever after.
ruЯ надеюсь, что они будут жить долго и счастливо. — BW
I hope that they live happily ever after.
ruЯ надеюсь, что они будут жить долго и счастливо. — BW
And they lived happily ever after.
deUnd sie lebten glücklich immerdar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
The adverb is derived from happily (adverb) + ever after (adverb), used as a formulaic endThe adverb is derived from happily (adverb) + ever after (adverb), used as a formulaic ending in works for children especially since the 19th century. The noun is derived from the adverb.
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.