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# permanent

«permanent» in Mova's school dictionary: **Lasting for ever or for a very long time; not changing:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (permanent); noun (a permanent — old: a perm)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Lasting for ever or for a very long time; not changing: «a permanent marker». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#m1)

2) (of a job or home) Lasting with no planned end: «a permanent job». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and school: a permanent marker does not wash off, so don't use it on the whiteboard. In science: «permanent changes» (irreversible changes), like burning or cooking an egg, cannot be undone. In health: adult teeth are «permanent teeth». Phrases: «permanent marker», «permanent teeth», «permanent change», «permanent home». Opposite: temporary.

### examples

- Don't use a permanent marker on the whiteboard! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#x1)
- Burning paper is a permanent change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#x2)
- Your adult teeth are permanent, so look after them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#x3)
- The kitten found a permanent home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#x4)
- The ink stain looks permanent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#x5)
- Is the new teacher permanent or just for this term? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#x6)
- And both crows bowed and asked for a permanent appointment, for they thought of their old age. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/#x7)

### note

Spelling: «-ent», not «-ant» — a common trap. Adverb: permanently. Opposite: temporary. A tattoo is permanent; most stickers are temporary.

### In the corpora

- [Permanent markers do not wash off, so they are used only on paper or with permission, and the cap goes back on.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/245-crafts-scissors-glue-and-paint/12/)
- [Antarctica has no permanent residents, only scientists and staff who stay for a season or a year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/5-continents-and-oceans/16/)
- [Many countries argue that the Security Council is out of date because no country from Africa or Latin America has a permanent seat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/38-todays-world-the-un-the-eu-and-the-commonwealth/7/)
- [Britain started income tax in 1799 to pay for wars against Napoleon; it was dropped and brought back several times and became permanent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/68-rules-courts-police-taxes-and-armies-through-time/15/)
- [In games, death is pretend and you can restart; real death is permanent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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