Vocabobobo Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
...for the ages......
Hello. I was reading an article from TIME, and am having a sentence containing the phrase "for the ages." The phrase is used in the following sentence:
For Jews, who pined 2,000 years for Jerusalem, victory in the Six-Day War of 1967-and with it, control over the whole city-was a moment for the ages.
Does the sentence mean that the victory in the war was a moment Jewish people waited for ages, or does it mean that the moment has significance for Jewish people of all ages?
Please help, and thanks in advance.
For Jews, who pined 2,000 years for Jerusalem, victory in the Six-Day War of 1967-
Does the sentence mean that the victory in the war was a moment Jewish people waited for ages, or does it mean that the moment has significance for Jewish people of all ages?
Please help, and thanks in advance.
Top answer
Hi, I understand this phrase to mean that the victory will never be forgotten. It will be remembered in all the ages (ie the eras) yet to come. Clive
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Hi,
I understand this phrase to mean that the victory will never be forgotten. It will be remembered in all the ages (ie the eras) yet to come.
Clive
I understand this phrase to mean that the victory will never be forgotten. It will be remembered in all the ages (ie the eras) yet to come.
Clive
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