happily ever after
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌhæpəli ˌɛvɚ ˈæftɚ/ · UK /ˌhæpəli ˌevər ˈɑːftə/
happily ever after means: In happiness for the rest of their lives, especially at the end of a story.
adverb
In happiness for the rest of their lives, especially at the end of a story.
- They lived happily ever after.
- The prince and princess married and lived happily ever after.
- Will the couple really live happily ever after?
noun
A story or ending in which the main characters’ problems are solved and they are happy.
- This story needs a happily ever after.
- The novel gives every character a happily ever after.
- Readers hoped for a happily ever after, but the last chapter disappointed them.
A happy life that people hope or imagine will continue forever, especially for a couple.
- They finally found their happily ever after.
- She imagined a happily ever after with her childhood friend.
- Their wedding marked the beginning of their happily ever after.
Questions about happily ever after
What does happily ever after mean?
In happiness for the rest of their lives, especially at the end of a story.
What is happily ever after in other languages?
Türkçe: sonsuza dek mutlu · Español: felices para siempre · Français: heureux pour toujours · Deutsch: glücklich bis ans Lebensende · Italiano: felici per sempre · 日本語: いつまでも幸せに
How do you pronounce happily ever after?
In American English /ˌhæpəli ˌɛvɚ ˈæftɚ/; in British English /ˌhæpəli ˌevər ˈɑːftə/.
How do you use happily ever after in a sentence?
They lived happily ever after. The prince and princess married and lived happily ever after.
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