for evermore

See also: forevermore and for ever more

English

Adverb

for evermore (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of forevermore
   • 1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:

     "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."

Usage notes

• In the United Kingdom and most of the Commonwealth, the spelling for evermore is the usual form. In Canada and the United States, generally only forevermore is used.