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# permanently

adverb (from «permanent»)

«permanently» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. For ever, or for a very long time, without changing or ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#m1)
2. All the time; always (permanently tired — informal exaggeration). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and safety, permanent changes cannot be reversed (burning wood changes it permanently). In everyday life, moving somewhere permanently, a permanent marker. Phrases: «permanently damaged», «permanently closed», «live permanently».

### Examples

- The shop has closed permanently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#x1)
- Loud noise can permanently damage your hearing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#x2)
- They moved to Canada permanently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#x3)
- Never look at the Sun — it can permanently hurt your eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#x4)
- Burning paper changes it permanently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#x5)
- (informal) My brother is permanently hungry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#x6)
- After the miraculous passage of the Argo, the Symplegades became permanently united, and attached to the bottom of the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: temporarily. Spelling: «-ent-ly». In science: a permanent (irreversible) change cannot be undone, like cooking an egg; a temporary (reversible) change can, like melting ice.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «permanently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«permanently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permanently.html) on Mova free.