everlasting
pronunciation
How to pronounce everlasting in British English:
UK [ˌevəˈlɑːstɪŋ]
How to pronounce everlasting in American English:
US [ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
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- Adjective:
- continuing forever or indefinitely
- expletives used informally as intensifiers
- lasting for an indefinitely long period of time
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- continuing too long
Word Origin
- everlasting
- early 13c., "eternal" (adj.); "eternally" (adv.); "eternity" (n.); from ever + lasting. Colloquially in mid-19c. U.S., "very, exceedingly." A verb, everlast, "to endure forever," is recorded late 14c. Related: Everlastingly.
Example
- 1. God 's love is everlasting , and his patience endures forever .
- 2. I 'm leaning on the everlasting arms
- 3. And lead me in the way everlasting .
- 4. The eternal god is your refuge , and underneath are the everlasting arms .
- 5. When we bury our dead , our monuments , meant to be everlasting , are usually carved from granite .