adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈpɝmənəntli/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɜːmənəntli/
colloquial, dialectal:/ˈpɜː(ɹ)məntli/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a permanent manner; lastingly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
ADAS are aimed to assist the drivers, who always remain responsible for vehicle control and shall permanently monitor the environment and vehicle/system performance Informal document GRVA-18-07/Rev.2, Proposal for amendments to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2024/2, UN Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Driver Control Assistance Systems, UNECE, 22-26 January 2024
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Forever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
for a long time without essential change
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he is permanently disabled
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: for good
Antonyms: temporarily
History
Etymology
From Middle English permanently; equivalent to permanent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
трайно
(trajno)
— in a permanent manner
Bulgarian:
постоянно
(postojanno)
— in a permanent manner
Catalan:
permanentment
— in a permanent manner
Czech:
permanentně
— in a permanent manner
Danish:
permanent
— in a permanent manner
Danish:
for altid
— in a permanent manner
Danish:
for evig
— in a permanent manner
Danish:
for stedse
— in a permanent manner
Esperanto:
senĉese
— in a permanent manner
Esperanto:
permanente
— in a permanent manner
Estonian:
püsivalt
— in a permanent manner
Estonian:
alaliselt
— in a permanent manner
Finnish:
pysyvästi
— in a permanent manner
French:
en permanence
— in a permanent manner
French:
toujours
— in a permanent manner
French:
continuellement
— in a permanent manner
Galician:
permanentemente
— in a permanent manner
Georgian:
მუდმივად
(mudmivad)
— in a permanent manner
Georgian:
გამუდმებით
(gamudmebit)
— in a permanent manner
Georgian:
მუდამ
(mudam)
— in a permanent manner
Georgian:
სამუდამოდ
(samudamod)
— in a permanent manner
German:
permanent
— in a permanent manner
German:
ständig
— in a permanent manner
Greek:
μόνιμα
(mónima)
— in a permanent manner
Greek:
μονίμως
(monímos)
— in a permanent manner
Hungarian:
maradandóan
— in a permanent manner
Hungarian:
tartósan
— in a permanent manner
Icelandic:
varanlega
— in a permanent manner
Ido:
permanante
— in a permanent manner
Italian:
permanentemente
— in a permanent manner
Japanese:
ずっと
(zutto)
— in a permanent manner
Japanese:
久しく
(hisashiku)
— in a permanent manner
Japanese:
永久に
(eikyū ni)
— in a permanent manner
Japanese:
永続的に
(eizokuteki ni)
— in a permanent manner
Norwegian:
permanent
— in a permanent manner
Norwegian:
for alltid
— in a permanent manner
Polish:
na stałe
— in a permanent manner
Portuguese:
permanentemente
— in a permanent manner
