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# perpetually

adverb (perpetually)

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

## Everyday

1. All the time, without stopping; forever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#m1)
2. Again and again, so often it seems constant: he is perpetually late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and reports to show something keeps happening, often in an annoying or funny way: «The cat was perpetually hungry». In science it can describe something that never stops, like the Earth perpetually spinning. It is a formal or bookish word; in everyday speech people say «always» or «all the time». Phrases: «perpetually late», «perpetually busy», «perpetually hungry».

### Examples

- My little brother is perpetually hungry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x1)
- The Earth spins perpetually on its axis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x2)
- Our neighbour's dog barks perpetually. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x3)
- Uncle Joe is perpetually late for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x4)
- The tap dripped perpetually all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x5)
- She seemed perpetually cheerful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x6)
- The office printer is perpetually broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x7)
- The river flows perpetually to the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x8)
- A FATHER had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/#x9)

### Note

Adverb from «perpetual» plus «-ly». Usually an exaggeration meaning «very often». Simpler words: always, constantly, forever.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in stories and reports to show something keeps happening, often in an annoying or funny way: «The cat was perpetually hungry». In science it can describe something that never stops, like the Earth perpetually spinning. It is a formal or bookish word; in everyday speech people say «always» or «all the time». Phrases: «perpetually late», «perpetually busy», «perpetually hungry».

### Examples

- For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that My name may be there for ever; and Mine eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually. (Writings 2CH.7.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x1)

### Note

Adverb from «perpetual» plus «-ly». Usually an exaggeration meaning «very often». Simpler words: always, constantly, forever.

## On Mova

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