It may be true that the only constant is change, but English still has no shortage of words to describe things that never change: eternal, eternal and permanent, for example – and that word, perpetual, from the Latin perpetuus, « continuous ». In occasional use, however, you might hear someone say, « This eternally bad weather needs to be cleaned up. » Perhaps it shouldn`t be surprising that people use the word to describe things that aren`t really eternal — since so few things are real. Third, our tendency to avoid dealing with negative emotions puts people in an eternal cycle of ignorance of unpleasant feelings, which increases stress and the risk of emotional health problems. The constant quest of news outlets to suppress the opinions of their journalists – whether on Twitter, at a conference or in a recorded chat published by Project Veritas – is a Battle of Sisyphus. On Wall Street, Bank of America plays the eternal second fiddle behind JPMorgan Chase Co., the only American bank that holds more assets. Use the perpetual adjective to describe something that never ends or changes. If you are an eternal procrastinator, your dilly-dallying methods will never improve. He soon grew tired of their eternal demands for money. This relentless rise has forced Wall Street into a constant catch-up game, with analysts` average price target remaining well below the current share price. Many people live in constant fear of losing their jobs.
A way to be an eternal passenger who insists that you are not equipped to drive. Some people upload content to Facebook to get constant online access. We were in a constant state of fear because it was difficult for us to be in public. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your essential guide to English language problems. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.