PERMANENT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

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Meaning of permanent in English permanentadjective uk /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/ us /ˈpɝː.mə.nənt/ Add to word list Add to word list B1 lasting for a long time or for ever: She is looking for a permanent place to stay. Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job? The disease can cause permanent damage to the brain. A semi-permanent hair dye will wash out after about three months. He entered the United States in 1988 as a permanent resident because of his marriage to a U.S. citizen. Something that is permanent exists or happens all the time: Mont Blanc has a permanent snow cap. Our office is in a permanent state of chaos.
  • The accident left him with permanent brain damage.
  • She took up permanent residency abroad.
  • The salaries of temporary employees ought to match those of permanent staff.
  • Getting some work experience now will help you when you apply for a permanent job.
  • This is a serious condition which can lead to permanent hearing loss.
Continuous & permanent
  • abiding
  • abidingly
  • ad infinitum
  • ad vitam
  • around-the-clock
  • gnawing
  • here to stay idiom
  • immanence
  • immanent
  • immanently
  • non-stop
  • on the bounce idiom
  • on the spin idiom
  • on the trot idiom
  • perennial
  • unendingly
  • uninterrupted
  • uninterruptedly
  • unrelentingly
  • unrelieved
See more results » permanentnoun [ C ] uk /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/ us /ˈpɝː.mə.nənt/ US (also perm); (formal permanent wave) a chemical process that makes your hair curly, or a hairstyle that is created in this way Hairstyles
  • Afro puff
  • bandeau
  • bangs
  • Bantu knots
  • barnet
  • bobbed
  • bouffant
  • bowl cut
  • hair extension
  • haircut
  • hairstyle
  • Mohawk
  • Mohican
  • pageboy
  • permed
  • pixie cut
  • plait
  • pompadour
  • pony
  • pudding basin
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Hair care (Definition of permanent from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

permanent | American Dictionary

permanentadjective [ not gradable ] us /ˈpɜr·mə·nənt/ Add to word list Add to word list lasting for a long time or forever: Are you looking for a temporary job or something permanent? He entered the United States in 1988 as a permanent resident with a green card.

permanence

noun [ U ] us /ˈpɜr·mə·nəns/

permanently

adverb [ not gradable ] us /ˈpɜr·mə·nənt·li/ The accident left him permanently paralyzed. (Definition of permanent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

permanent | Business English

permanentadjective   HR uk /ˈpɜːmənənt/ us Add to word list Add to word list used to describe something, for example a job or contract, that lasts for a long time: permanent job/contract/employment 66% of last year's graduates found permanent employment within six months of leaving university. Robinson is hoping to be given the job on a permanent basis. used to describe someone who is employed for a long time: permanent employee/worker/staff The bank employs 825 permanent staff at sites in London and Chelmsford. Compare temporarySee also regular adjective (Definition of permanent from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of permanent

permanent In 1800 the act, originally temporary, was made permanent. From the Cambridge English Corpus Permanent names could have been assigned; this task is, however, best left to scientists engaged in more detailed characterization of these novel sequences. From the Cambridge English Corpus The nature they celebrate embodies something permanent in the human feelings that are drawn to it. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a reserve army of cheap labour, women wage earners were a permanent threat to male wage rates. From the Cambridge English Corpus There are two ways in which the 'permanent totalisation' can seek to render the 'permanent detotalisation' harmless, and so preserve itself. From the Cambridge English Corpus Given their public and permanent nature, they could not express merely personal or passing feelings, as might be suitable in an elegiac speech. From the Cambridge English Corpus A disinhabited space is produced, open to tenants as it were but not to permanent proprietors. From the Cambridge English Corpus Ecclesiastical institutions emerged, gradually transformed into a permanent diocesan organisation in the course of the following century. From the Cambridge English Corpus His colouring might then have been as true and permanent, as it is now clear, beautiful and deceitful. From the Cambridge English Corpus They can not live in permanent assembly, to provide the drive for history, but must delegate to specialist office-holders. From the Cambridge English Corpus There was also a lot of resistance to moving from the church to a new permanent home. From the Cambridge English Corpus A person's domicile is the country which is in fact or in the eye of the law his permanent home for the time being. From the Cambridge English Corpus The language of science is in a state of permanent semantic revolution. From the Cambridge English Corpus The truce also provided for the continuation of discussions about a permanent peace between the two realms. From the Cambridge English Corpus At the same time, the opportunities available are often for casual work rather than permanent positions. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of permanent These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of permanent?

Translations of permanent

in Chinese (Traditional) 長久的, 永久的，永恆的, 常在的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 长久的, 永久的，永恒的, 常在的… See more in Spanish permanente, permanente [masculine-feminine, singular]… See more in Portuguese permanente… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian कायम, चिरंतन, नेहमी… See more 長持ちする, 永続する, 永続的（えいぞくてき）な… See more kalıcı, uzun süreli, sürekli… See more permanent/-ente, permanent… See more permanent… See more permanent, vast… See more स्थायी, सुदीर्घ, सदैव… See more લાંબા સમય માટે કે સદા માટે રહેતું કે ટકતું/સદૈવ/ કાયમી/શાશ્વત/નિરંતર/પરમેનેન્ટ, કાયમી/ સદાકાળ/ સદૈવ/ સતત/નિરંતર હંમેશ માટે રહેતી કે અવાર-નવાર થતી ઘટના.… See more permanent, varig… See more permanent, bestående, stadigvarande… See more kekal… See more ständig… See more permanent, varig, fast… See more مستقل, دائمی, ہمیشہ… See more постійний… See more శాశ్వత, చాలా కాలం లేదా ఎప్పటికీ నిలిచిపోయే, శాశ్వతమైన… See more স্থায়ী, দীর্ঘ সময়ের জন্য বা চিরস্থায়ী, চিরস্থায়ী… See more trvalý… See more selamanya… See more ถาวร… See more lâu dài… See more trwały, stały… See more 영구적인… See more permanente, fisso, definitivo… See more Need a translator?

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  • permanent wave
  • permanent magnet
  • permanent marker
  • permanent tooth
  • permanent secretary
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