eternally

«eternally» in Mova's school dictionary: For ever, without beginning or end — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) For ever, without beginning or end. tree →

2) (informal) Always; very often, as in «eternally late». tree →

3) (very strongly) Greatly, as in «I'll be eternally grateful». tree →

sense in the lessons

In church language God is described as eternal, and Christians believe in eternal life. In everyday speech «eternally grateful» is a common, warm exaggeration meaning very grateful. It can also describe things that seem never to change, like «eternally cheerful».

examples

• I'll be eternally grateful for your help. tree →
• Christians believe God lives eternally. tree →
• My brother is eternally losing his football boots. tree →
• The snow on the mountaintop seems eternally white. tree →
• The Mad Hatter and the March Hare were eternally having tea, because for them it was always six o'clock. tree →
• Grandpa is eternally cheerful, even in the rain. tree →
• The poem says the stars shine eternally. tree →
• We should be eternally your debtors. tree →

note

Adverb from «eternal» (lasting for ever); the noun is «eternity». Pronounced ee-TER-na-lee. In everyday use it is usually an exaggeration; strictly, only things that never end are eternal.

In the corpora

• For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «eternally» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.