for ever and a day

Variant of ever

ever definition

ever (ev′ər)

adverb

  1. at all times; always lived happily ever after
  2. at any time have you ever seen an eclipse?
  3. at all; by any chance; in any way how can I ever repay you?

Etymology: ME < OE æfre, prob. < WGmc bases of OE a, always, ever (see aye) + ? feorr, far

ever Idioms

ever and anon

or ever and again
Archaic now and then; occasionally

ever so

Informal very; extremely

for ever and ever

always
also for ever and a day

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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