Meaning

1 senses

  1. Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.

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More definitions
  • everlastingly; for all time
  • invariably

Examples

11 sentences

  1. They are perpetually upset with them.

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  2. The summit is perpetually concealed by clouds.

    deDer Gipfel ist von ewigen Wolken verdeckt. — maaster

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  3. The entrance to my dwelling is perpetually ajar.

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  4. The door to our dwelling is perpetually ajar.

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  5. You perpetually leave the door of your dwelling open for them.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
seeming to never end:

Origin

From Middle English perpetuelly; equivalent to perpetual + -ly.

From Middle English perpetuelly; equivalent to perpetual + -ly.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
ceaselesslyC1incessantlynonstop
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedperpetual

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
perpendicularperpetrateperpetratorperpetualperpetuateC1perpetuationperplex
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