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- [kuh n-tin-yoo-uh s]
- /kənˈtɪn yu əs/
- /kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh n-tin-yoo-uh s]
- /kənˈtɪn yu əs/
Definitions of continuously word
- adjective continuously uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert. 1
- adjective continuously being in immediate connection or spatial relationship: a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses. 1
- adjective continuously Grammar. progressive (def 7). 1
- noun continuously See continual. 1
- noun continuously Without pause. 1
- adverb continuously without interruption 1
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Origin of continuously
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Latin continuus uninterrupted, equivalent to contin(ēre) to hold together, retain (con- con- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold; cf. contain) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, contiguous
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Parts of speech for Continuously
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
continuously popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
continuously usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for continuously
adv continuously
- regularly — at regular times or intervals.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- constantly — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- moderately — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- gently — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
prep continuously
- before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- till — up to the time of; until: to fight till death.
- to — (used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from): They came to the house.
- as far as — to the degree or extent that
- down to — the responsibility or fault of
adj continuously
- frequently — often; many times; at short intervals.
- over and over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
adjective continuously
- often — many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can.
adverb continuously
- incessantly — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
- nonstop — being without a single stop en route: a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris.
- ad infinitum — If something happens ad infinitum, it is repeated again and again in the same way.
- break even — to attain a level of activity, as in commerce, or a point of operation, as in gambling, at which there is neither profit nor loss
- following — the act of following.
Antonyms for continuously
adv continuously
- abruptly — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- intermittently — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- suddenly — happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
- fastly — Securely.
- occasionally — at times; from time to time; now and then.
adjective continuously
- discontinuously — In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
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