perpetual

[US]/pəˈpetʃuəl/
[UK]/pərˈpetʃuəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. everlasting; continuous; happening all the time.

Phrases & Collocations

perpetual motion

perpetual calendar

perpetual happiness

perpetual inventory

perpetual motion machine

perpetual inventory system

Example Sentences

a perpetual secretary of the society.

their perpetual money worries.

a treaty of perpetual friendship.

a perpetual stream of visitors.

That dog is perpetual nuisance.

He is on a perpetual search for truth.

deflation of the illusion that the 1960s were a perpetual party.

deep caves in perpetual darkness.

her perpetual suntan was the product of a solarium.

rivers in sullen, perpetual flood.

They sought to set perpetual Zions there.

he grows perpetual flowering carnations.

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

I ejaculated mentally, “you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.

21 This shall be a perpetual ordinance for you. "One who sprinkles the lustral water shall wash his garments, and anyone who comes in contact with this water shall be unclean until evening.

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

Real-world Examples

710. The competent petitioner thinks the perpetual impetus is petty.

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For now, the one thing that seems truly perpetual is our search.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

I wanted nothing more than to be alone with my perpetual savior.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

After 1,000 meters you're living in an environment of perpetual darkness.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

In case, a perpetual winter isn't bad enough.

Source: If there is a if.

You'd end up with a perpetual motion machine for gene editing.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

In other words, 66% of adults are living in a perpetual state of drowsiness.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Perpetual stew is a dish that is never taken off the heat; it's never finished.

Source: Selected English short passages

Beyond this point, the ocean is in perpetual darkness.

Source: BBC Reading Selection

We can now start to see through the perpetual darkness.

Source: The Secrets of the Titanic

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