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PERMANENTLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

For a long time without essential change

Example:

he is permanently disabled

Synonyms:

for good; permanently

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

temporarily (for a limited time only; not permanently)

Pertainym:

permanent (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place)

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 Context examples: 

"To speak truth, St. John, my heart rather warms to the poor little soul. I wish we may be able to benefit her permanently."

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Channels may be permanently open, like the potassium leak channel or they may be voltage gated, like the sodium channel or ligand gated like the acetylcholine receptor.

(Ion Channel, NCI Thesaurus)

A prosthesis placed permanently in tissue.

(Implant, NCI Thesaurus)

According to the WHO, infections typically occur during childhood but may go unnoticed, leading to a permanently impaired lymphatic system.

(New portable device to gauge severity of elephantiasis, SciDev.Net)

These worlds orbit extremely close to their stars, with one side of the planet permanently facing the star.

(Water Is Destroyed, Then Reborn in Ultrahot Jupiters, NASA/JPL)

One side of the planet always faces the star; the other side is in permanent darkness. (Similarly, our moon is tidally locked to Earth; only one hemisphere is permanently visible from Earth.)

(Hubble Observes Exoplanet that Snows Sunscreen, NASA)

A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.

(Building, NCI Thesaurus)

A permanently established cell culture that will proliferate indefinitely given appropriate fresh medium and space.

(Cell Line, NCI Thesaurus)

The continent as a whole is a landmass the size of the U.S. and Mexico combined, of which 98 percent is permanently covered with ice and snow.

(Soot transported from elsewhere in world contributes little to melting of some Antarctic glaciers, National Science Foundation)

Saturn in Aquarius, starting this month from March 21 until July 1, will give you a preview of what’s to come when Saturn finally settles permanently into this sign from December 16, 2020, until March 7, 2023.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)