perpetually C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /pərˈpɛtʃuəli/ UK /pəˈpetʃuəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a way that never ends or seems to recur constantly The old clock was perpetually a few minutes slow. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that never ends or... constantlycontinuallyeternallyendlesslyceaselesslyincessantlyforeveralways ↔ Opposites temporarilyoccasionallyintermittentlynever Word family Related forms perpetualperpetuateperpetuity Etymology AI details From perpetual (from Latin perpetuus, 'continuous') plus the adverbial suffix -ly; ultimately from per- ('through') + petere ('to seek, go toward'). perpetuus Latin petere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # perpetually **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /pərˈpɛtʃuəli/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈpetʃuəli/ ## Meanings 1. in a way that never ends or seems to recur constantly ## Examples - The old clock was perpetually a few minutes slow. ## Synonyms - constantly - continually - eternally - endlessly - ceaselessly - incessantly - forever - always ## Antonyms - temporarily - occasionally - intermittently - never ## Related Forms - perpetual - perpetuate - perpetuity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: perpetuus - Root: petere ## Etymology From perpetual (from Latin perpetuus, 'continuous') plus the adverbial suffix -ly; ultimately from per- ('through') + petere ('to seek, go toward'). ## AI Etymology Perpetually is from perpetual (from Latin perpetuus, 'continuous') plus the adverbial suffix -ly; ultimately from per- ('through') + petere ('to seek, go toward'). Important recorded forms include perpetuus (Latin) and petere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers in a way that never ends or seems to recur constantly. The wider family includes related words such as perpetual, perpetuate, and perpetuity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown