perpetual

per·pet·u·al

 (pər-pĕch′o͞o-əl)

adj.

1. Lasting forever; never-ending: conceived heaven as a state of perpetual bliss.

2. Continuing or being so for an indefinitely long time: found themselves in perpetual debt; felt like a perpetual outsider. See Synonyms at continual.

3. Flowering throughout the growing season.

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[Middle English perpetuel, from Old French, from Latin perpetuālis, from perpetuus, continuous : per-, per- + petere, to go toward; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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per·pet′u·al·ly adv.

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perpetual

(pəˈpɛtjʊəl)

adj

1. (usually prenominal) eternal; permanent

2. (usually prenominal) seemingly ceaseless because often repeated: your perpetual complaints.

3. (Horticulture) horticulture blooming throughout the growing season or year

n

4. (of a crop plant) continually producing edible parts: perpetual spinach

5. (Horticulture) a plant that blooms throughout the growing season

[C14: via Old French from Latin perpetuālis universal, from perpes continuous, from per- (thoroughly) + petere to go towards]

perˈpetually adv

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per•pet•u•al

(pərˈpɛtʃ u əl)

adj.

1. continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.

2. lasting an indefinitely long time.

3. continuing or continued without intermission or interruption: a perpetual stream of visitors.

4. blooming throughout the growing season.

n.

5. a perpetual plant.

6. a variety of continuously blooming hybrid rose.

[1300–50; Middle English perpetuel (< Middle French) < Latin perpetuālis permanent =perpetu(us) uninterrupted (per- per- + petere to seek, reach for + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -ālis -al¹]

per•pet′u•al•ly, adv.

syn: See eternal.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	perpetual - continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" eternal, everlasting, unceasing, unending, ageless, eonian, aeonian lasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
	2.	perpetual - uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" ceaseless, incessant, never-ending, unremitting, unceasing, constant continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"

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perpetual

adjective

1. everlasting, permanent, endless, eternal, lasting, enduring, abiding, perennial, infinite, immortal, never-ending, unending, unchanging, undying, sempiternal (literary) the regions of perpetual night at the lunar poles
everlasting passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent

2. continual, repeated, constant, endless, continuous, persistent, perennial, recurrent, never-ending, uninterrupted, interminable, incessant, ceaseless, unremitting, unfailing, unceasing her perpetual complaints
continual passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent

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perpetual

adjective

1. Enduring for all time:

amaranthine, ceaseless, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, never-ending, unending, world without end.

Archaic: eterne.

2. Existing or occurring without interruption or end:

around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, incessant, interminable, nonstop, ongoing, persistent, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting.

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Translations

يُخَلِّد، يُديم

neustálývěčný

evig

fortwährendunbefristet

αέναος

perpetuocontinuoeterno

perpétueléternelpermanent

örökké tartó

eilífur, sífelldur

perpetuocontinuoin perpetuoperpetuaperpetuare

mūžīgsnebeidzams

sürekli

永久的长久的

perpetual

[pəˈpetjʊəl]

A. ADJ (= eternal) [youth] → eterno; [smile, snow] → perpetuo; (= continuous) [complaints] → continuo, constante
he has a perpetual grin on his face → tiene una sonrisa perpetua or permanente or (hum) perenne en la cara
she is in a state of perpetual anxiety → está en un perpetuo estado de preocupación
it was a perpetual reminder of her dependency on him → era un constante recordatorio de su dependencia de él
his perpetual nagging gets on my nerves → sus quejas constantes or continuas me ponen de los nervios

B. CPD perpetual calendar N → calendario m perpetuo
perpetual motion N → movimiento m continuo

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perpetual

[pə^rˈpɛtʃʊəl] adj

(= permanent) [darkness, night, emptiness] → perpétuel(le)

(= constant) [complaints, noise] → perpétuel(le); [state] → perpétuel(le)
a perpetual state of sth → un état perpétuel de qchperpetual motion perpetual-motion n → mouvement m perpétuel

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

perpetual

adj → ständig, fortwährend, immer während; joy → stet; ice, snow → ewig; you’re a perpetual source of amazement to me → ich muss mich immer wieder über dich wundern; perpetual motion/motion machine → Perpetuum mobile nt

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perpetual

[pəˈpɛtjʊəl] adj (gen, motion) → perpetuo/a; (ice, snow) → perenne; (continuous, noise, complaining) → incessante, continuo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

perpetual

(pəˈpetʃuəl) adjective

lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time. He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise. voortdurend يُخَلِّد، يُديم вечен perpétuo neustálý, věčný fortwährend evig αέναος, συνεχήςperpetuo, eterno, continuo lakkamatu دائمی ikuinen perpétuelנצחי चिरस्थायी trajan, neprekidan örök(ké tartó) terus-menerus eilífur, sífelldur perpetuo, continuo 絶え間のない 끝없는 amžinas, nuolatinis mūžīgs; nebeidzams berpanjangan eeuwig, aanhoudendkonstant, evig, uopphørligwieczny, nieustanny پرله پسې، تل ترتله، ابدي perpétuo neînce­tat постоянный;бесконечный neustály večen neprekidan ständig, oavbruten ตลอดกาล sürekli 永久的，長期的 вічний; безконечний دائمي không ngừng 长久的，永久的

perˈpetually adverb

voortdurend باسْتِمْرار، بِصورَةٍ دائِمَه вечно perpetuamente neustále fortwährend evigt συνεχώςperpetuamente püsivalt دائماً ikuisesti perpétuellementלנצח निरंतर vječan örökösen secara terus-menerus eilíflega, sífellt perpetuamente, continuamente 絶え間なく 영구히 be paliovos, amžinai mūžīgi; nebeidzami secara berpanjangan eeuwig, aanhoudenduendelig, ustanseligwiecznie په پرله پسې توګه perpetuamente perpetuu; neîncetat постоянно neustále večno neprekidno ständigt, oavbrutet อย่างตลอดกาล sürekli olarak 永久地，長期地 вічно دائمي طور پر liên tiếp/ thường trực 永恒地，长久地

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