continuously

UK /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ US /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

adv 1

Definitions

adv

Without pause.

The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.

In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, changing, decreasing, decreasing, many, next, north, pumped

The population in that region has been continuously decreasing over the past decade.

VERB + CONTINUOUSLY

bleating, blew, called, cooperate, crashes, going, pools, power

The old machine crashes continuously whenever we try to run it for more than an hour.

CONTINUOUSLY + NOUN

blood, day, days, effort, girl, music, tatoeba

The music played continuously throughout the entire night of the celebration.

PREP.

about, in, in, through, until, up, without

The company has been growing continuously through the past five years.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — with unflagging resolve

endlessly
ceaselessly
incessantly
unceasingly
unendingly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.

Wiktionary

In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.

Wiktionary

"We continuously strive to improve our processes and indeed have updated our systems accordingly. Ultimately, however, it is for the student to make a proper declaration to SLC [Student Loans Company]

Wiktionary

It rained continuously all day.

Tatoeba · #27408

The cost of living is going up continuously.

Tatoeba · #271772

In swimming pools, water is continuously pumped through a filter.

Tatoeba · #681812

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