Continuous Meaning
/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWithout stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
adjWithout intervening space; continued.
Sentence Examples
Advance in science is continuous.
There was a continuous line of cars.
Recovery after the accident will be a continuous process that may take several months.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The marathon runner kept a ____ pace for the entire race duration.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Advance in science is ____.
Word Origin & History
From Latin continuus, from contineō (“hold together”). Displaced native Old English singal.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"he can hear its continuous murmur"
— 1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II):
"[…] the Plan incorporates in proper combination every available modern technique, including extensive electrification on the new standard high-voltage a.c. system at a frequency of 50 cycles; main-line diesel traction as a half-way house to electrification; lightweight diesel trains for secondary and branch services; and a smaller wagon fleet doing more work by the use of continuous brakes in conjunction with modernised terminals and marshalling yards."
— 1958 January 26, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 15:
"The dynamic tests at Wildenrath use continuous test tracks built on the site of a former Royal Air Force station that was vacated after the end of the Cold War."
— 2023 November 29, Philip Haigh, “New Piccadilly Line trains put to the test”, in RAIL, number 997, page 26:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The marathon runner kept a ____ pace for the entire race duration.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Advance in science is ____.