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permanent

 
 
/ˈpɜːmənənt/ adjective

Translation

continuing forever or for a long time
kalıcı, uzun süreli
permanent damage a permanent job1550
permanently adverb
sürekli olarak
He moved here permanently in 1992.
(Definition of permanent adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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