continuously
95
2.3
- adverb
- /kənˈtɪn.ju.əs.li/
:
continuamente
- She studied continuously for hours without taking a break.
- continuously update
- continuously monitor
- continuously change
The Krebs cycle is spinning continuously in all our cells.
- The Krebs cycle is spinning continuously in all our cells.
- And this cycle can just continuously keep on going.
- If you stretch continuously, you'll snap and break.
- And some part of him is just continuously grieving now.
- And being able to measure continuously gives you insights early.
- So nature knows that we continuously straddle these two polarities.
- where an individual continuously strives to better oneself.
- So I didn't feel the need to wear it continuously past a few weeks.
- No farm is permanent, so all farms are continuously changing.
- I believe as a director you're continuously facing rejection.
- And it's something that has continuously been one of the the hallmarks of Rumble.
- Steps of progress that we are continuously making.
- I need to like continuously live this cycle of sin, repent, happy, sad.
Examples
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Therefore, juvenile plants can have relatively large and shallow roots that run continuously among stems underground.
Academic text (2011) -
Business development can facilitate infrastructure enhancements aimed at continuously improving the level and quality of services.
Academic text (2011) -
And this cycle can just continuously keep on going.
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So, is it OK to continuously think about that final goal?
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As you go about changing the world, continuously challenge yourselves.
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No farm is permanent, so all farms are continuously changing.
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New research instrumentation is acquired continuously at a rate of more than $10 million each year.
Academic text (1990) -
Globalization affects every aspect of our lives and continuously presents us with new challenges.
Academic text (2008) -
Now, a normal DC motor will rotate continuously when a voltage is applied.
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Give you a hint: they've been playing 'Mrs. Doubtfire' continuously for two years now.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Happens without stopping
740
1.0
Very often or all the time without stopping
129
2.1
In a regular way without stopping
73
2.3
Without stopping for a very long time
42
1.3
Continuing without any stops or pauses
29
4.8
Happening all the time without stopping
22
6.3
In a way that continues without stopping for a long time
6
5.3
Without stopping
2
6.6
In a way that does not stop
2
7.6
In a way that goes on for a very long time with no end in sight
1
8.0
Continuing without stopping or getting weaker
1
5.8
Without stopping for a long time
1
6.3
Without any pause or stop
1
4.2
Without stopping at any time
To go on without stopping or pausing
Antonyms
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
continuously = continuous (transparent) = continuous + ly
Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'continuous' by adding '-ly'.
Etymology
Continuously comes from roots that mean 'hold together': con- 'together' and tenere 'to hold', the same idea you see in continue and contain. So, to do something continuously is to keep it going without stopping.