continuously
Without pauseWithout pause.
» It rained continuously for three days.
Drei Tage lang regnete es ununterbrochen. — jakov
Дождь шёл три дня подряд. — Hellerick
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1 senses(not comparable)Without pause.
The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.
She drove continuously for two hours.
ständig, ununterbrochen, andauernd
непреры́вноneprerývno, постоя́нноpostojánno
- at every point
- with unflagging resolve
Examples
53 sentencesIt rained continuously for three days.
ruДождь шёл три дня подряд. — Hellerick
deDrei Tage lang regnete es ununterbrochen. — jakov
The north wind blew continuously all day.
ruСеверный ветер дул непрерывно весь день. — odexed
The cost of living is going up continuously.
It rained continuously all day.
ruВесь день непрерывно шёл дождь. — Lenin_1917
deEs hat den ganzen Tag ohne Unterbrechung geregnet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Throughout their visit, it continuously rained.
Translations
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Synonyms
30 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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