Continuously Meaning
/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advWithout interruption or pause; constantly.
advWithout pause.
Sentence Examples
It rained continuously all day.
The cost of living is going up continuously.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The alarm clock beeped ____ until someone pressed the snooze button.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The machine has been running ____ for 48 hours.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English continuous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English continuously From continuous + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously."
— 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 99:
"George C. Edler (1889-1987) of Bethesda, MD kept a handwritten diary continuously from 20 Sep 1909, a total of 78 years."
— 1994, Peter Matthews, Norris McWhirter (editors), The Guiness Book of World Records, 1994, page 400:
""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]^([sic]) to draw down funding," LSST said in a statement."
— 2014 May 21, Andrew McGettigan, Shiv Malik, John Domokos, “Private sector and students profit at the college they call 'the ATM'”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The alarm clock beeped ____ until someone pressed the snooze button.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The machine has been running ____ for 48 hours.