evermore en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- mōr rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /ˌɛvəˈmɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɛvɚˈmoɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˌɛvɚˈmo(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /ˌɛvəˈmoə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
Etymology
From Middle English evermore (written as two words before 14th century), equivalent to ever + -more.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Always; forever; eternally.
But love me for love's sake, that evermore / Thou may'st love on through love's eternity.
c. 1845–1846, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Sonnets from the Portuguese”, in Poems. […], new edition, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], published 1850, →OCLC, sonnet XIV, page 451:
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(not-comparable) At any time in the future.
[N]ote by the way, that if honey be deſpumed, that is to ſay, skummed and clarified, it is evermore the better for any uſe.
1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXII.] Of the nature and properties of Honey. […].”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 2nd tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 135:
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Translations (13)
el αιωνίως (always) · ru всегда (always) · ru вечный (always) · fi aina (always) · enm evermo (always) · sco ivermair (always) · es siempre (always) · fr toujours (always) · pl zawsze (always) · sco evermair (always) · el αεί (always) · fi ikuisesti (always) · enm evermore (always)