how to pronounce forever

/fəˈɹɛ.vəɹ/

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forever is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of forever in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… um with always and forever and it's a …”

meaning of forever

Forever means for all time.

forever frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word forever occurs in english on average 18.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.