permanent
US: /ˈpɝmənənt/
UK: /pˈɜːmənənt/
UK: /pˈɜːmənənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
permanent /'pə:mənənt/
- tính từ ((cũng) permanent)
- lâu dài, lâu bền, vĩnh cửu, thường xuyên, thường trực; cố định
- permanent wave: tóc làn sóng giữ lâu không mất quăn
- permanent way: nền đường sắt (đã làm xong)
- lâu dài, lâu bền, vĩnh cửu, thường xuyên, thường trực; cố định
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun
+ adjective
lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time: a permanent job + permanent / temporary 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) + The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection.
Antonym: IMPERMANENT, TEMPORARY
permanently adverb: The stroke left his right side permanently damaged. + She had decided to settle permanently in France. + This door is kept permanently locked.
+ noun (old-fashioned, AmE) = PERM
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 everlasting, eternal, unending, endless, perpetual, unceasing, constant, undying, imperishable, indestructible, stable, abiding, long-lasting, lasting, enduring, perennial, long-lived, durable:
The satellite is in permanent orbit around the earth.
2 unchanging, invariable, changeless, fixed, unchangeable, immutable, unalterable, stable, persistent:
This stain is permanent and will not come out in the wash. Bonham is a permanent member of the executive committee.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, prove, seem | become | make sth
We decided to make the arrangement permanent.
ADV.
almost, virtually
living in an almost permanent state of fear
| relatively | apparently | not necessarily
Concise English dictionary
permanents'pɜrmənət /'pɜːm-
noun
+a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
adj.
+continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
+not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
