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forever

When used to mean "without end," it is often used in romantic or spiritual contexts to describe eternity. When used to describe a habit (like "forever losing keys"), it usually implies that the speaker is frustrated or annoyed. In this case, it acts similarly to the word "always" but with more emotional emphasis.

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Mark is pretending to work while Brian is in the server room.
Mark

my laptop is totally bricked. it's been loading forever.

Mark
Brian
Brian

did you restart it or are you just vibing?

💡
Mark uses 'bricked' (slang for a device that won't start/work) and 'forever' as a hyperbole to express annoyance at the loading time. Brian responds with sarcasm, using 'vibing' to mock Mark's lack of effort in fixing the problem.

Meanings

adverb

For all future time; without end.

"They promised to love each other forever."

adverb

Continually or repeatedly; used to express annoyance at a habit.

"She is forever losing her keys."

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