- lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time
- She was unable to find a permanent job.
- Holiday camps employ only a very small number of permanent staff.
- They are now living together on a permanent basis.
- The accident has not done any permanent damage.
- a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place)
- a permanent resident of the United States
- She doesn't intend to make London her permanent home.
- The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection.
- We decided to make the arrangement permanent.
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsb2- He decided to make New York his permanent home.
- He is aiming to become a permanent fixture in the team.
- He was Vietnam's permanent representative at the UN.
- I'm not planning to move in here on a permanent basis.
- No permanent damage was done.
- The aim is a permanent reduction in inflation.
- The house is in a permanent state of chaos.
- The paintings are on permanent loan to the museum.
- The sheds were replaced with a permanent brick building.
- There is no guarantee of permanent employment after training.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- almost
- relatively
- seemingly
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perhaps via Old French), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’.
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