How to Pronounce "ever after"
expression
ˈɛvɝ/ /ˈæftɝ
EV-er AF-ter
ˈɛvɐ/ /ˈɑːftɐ
EV-uh AHF-tuh
Definition
This expression means for all the time after a specific event, usually used in fairy tales to describe a happy ending that lasts forever.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɛvɝ/ /ˈæftɝ
British English
ˈɛvɐ/ /ˈɑːftɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EV-er AF-ter
UK
EV-uh AHF-tuh
Listen in Context
They lived happily ever after.
The book ended with the words 'forever and ever after'.
Children love stories that finish with ever after.
She still believes in fairy tales and dreams of finding her own ever after.