ever after UK /ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈɑːftə/US /ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈæftəɹ/ adverb1 •forever, for eternityI've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind. — 1847