ever after

English

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Adverb

ever after (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) forever, for eternity
   • 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights:

     I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind.

   • 1992, Basic Instinct, written by Joe Eszterhas, Catherine and Nick played by (respectively) Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas

     Catherine: What do we do now, Nick?

     Nick: Fuck like minks, raise rug rats, live happily ever after.

     Catherine: I hate rug rats.

     Nick: Fuck like minks, forget the rug rats, and live happily ever after.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:forever

Derived terms

• happily ever after
• happy ever after