evergreen

== English == === Etymology === From ever +‎ green. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/ (General American, Canada) enPR: ěvʹərgrēn, IPA(key): /ˈɛvɚɡɹin/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈevəɡɹiːn/ === Adjective === evergreen (not comparable) Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally. Coordinate terms: summergreen, raingreen Antonyms: deciduous, summergreen Synonyms: (rare) sempervirent, (obsolete) still-green Near-synonym: nondeciduous (often figuratively) Continually fresh or self-renewing. (contracts) Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken. (computing) Of a document, a piece of software, or a data set: kept continually up to date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime) (broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent. Synonym: timeless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === evergreen (plural evergreens) A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally. (specifically, informal) A conifer tree. (mass media, informal) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time. ==== Derived terms ==== Chinese evergreen ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: evergreen → Finnish: evergreen → Italian: evergreen → Swedish: evergreen ==== Translations ==== === Verb === evergreen (third-person singular simple present evergreens, present participle evergreening, simple past and past participle evergreened) (patent law, pharmaceuticals) To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications. (banking) To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid. === Further reading === evergreen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia evergreening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Finnish == === Etymology === From English evergreen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeʋørɡriːn/, [ˈe̞ʋø̞r.ɡriːn] Rhymes: -eʋørɡriːn === Noun === evergreen (anglicism) evergreen (evergreen song, song that is ever popular) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ikivihreä === Further reading === “evergreen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English evergreen. === Adjective === evergreen (invariable) evergreen (always in style) === Noun === evergreen m (invariable) a song or singer that is always in style (finance) revolving credit === Further reading === evergreen in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Swedish == === Etymology === From English evergreen. === Noun === evergreen c classic song, evergreen song, song that is ever popular ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== klassiker === Further reading === “evergreen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)