eternally en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /iˈtɝ.nə.li/ (Canada, US)
- /ɪˈtɜː.nə.li/ (UK)
- /ɪˈtɜːn.li/ (UK)
- /ɪˈtɜːn.li/ (Australia, UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈtɝ.nə.li/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
From Middle English eternally, eternaly; equivalent to eternal + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) For eternity; forever.
Finding realistic needle-moving signings is especially hard when clubs do not want to sell at this stage of a campaign, while you are eternally at the mercy of those with bigger teeth and sharper claws further up the food chain.
2026 February 3, Glenn Speller, “Championship transfer window winners and losers”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026:I shall be eternally grateful for your assistance.
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(not-comparable) Unceasingly, recurringly.
The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.
1908, W. B. M. Ferguson, chapter 1, in Zollenstein:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| æternally | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Synonyms
incessantly · until hell freezes over · forevermore · ever (for eternity) · nonstop · ceaselessly (unceasingly, recurringly)
Translations (27)
sa सर्वकालम् (forever) · ru ве́чно (forever) · ja 永遠に (forever) · nrf êtèrnellement (forever) · ca eternament (forever) · de ewig (forever) · ja 永久に (forever) · fi ikuisesti (forever) · es eternamente (forever) · fr éternellement (forever) · pdt eewichlich (forever) · grc αἰωνίως (forever) · tr ebediyen (forever) · nv hoolʼáágóó (forever) · el παντοτινά (forever) · it eternamente (forever) · tr ilelebet (forever) · gl eternamente (forever) · pt eternamente (forever) · is eilíflega (forever) · pl wiecznie (forever) · uk ві́чно (forever) · ckt таӈӄонпыӈ (forever) · tr sonsuza dek (forever) · la aeternō (forever) · hi सदैव (forever) · el αιώνια (forever)