Forever means for all time, without end. It can also mean for a very long time when people exaggerate.
From Old English phrase “fore æfre” meaning “for ever,” combining “fore” (before, always) and “ever” (at all times). Over centuries, the two words fused into a single term.
Humans love the idea of ‘forever’ even though nothing in our lives actually lasts that long. We use it emotionally—“I waited forever”—to stretch time in language when we can’t stretch it in reality.
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