ever after
phrase
old-fashioned
: from that time forward
—the phrase live happily ever after is also used to describe real people who are being compared in some way to characters in a fairy tale
She remembered him fondly ever after.
The fairy tale ended by saying that the characters in the story lived happily ever after.
His biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.
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“Ever after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/ever%20after. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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