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# perpetually

«perpetually» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **All the time, without stopping; forever** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (perpetually)

### meaning for a pupil

1) All the time, without stopping; forever. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#m1)

2) Again and again, so often it seems constant: he is perpetually late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#m2)

### sense 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

- 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x1)
- My little brother is perpetually hungry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x2)
- The Earth spins perpetually on its axis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x3)
- Our neighbour's dog barks perpetually. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x4)
- Uncle Joe is perpetually late for dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x5)
- The tap dripped perpetually all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x6)
- She seemed perpetually cheerful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x7)
- The office printer is perpetually broken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x8)
- The river flows perpetually to the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x9)
- A FATHER had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/#x10)

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «perpetually» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perpetually/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.