endlessly
gb/ˈɛndləsli/ us/ˈɛndləsli/
B2
Английски
Значения
0 значения
adverb
B2
process
1
for a long time continuously
for a long time, without stopping
Модел на употреба:
[someone/something] [verb] endlessly
Честа грешка:
Learners may use it when they only mean 'very often'; 'endlessly' strongly suggests no stopping or no end.
Синоними
continuously (More neutral; focuses on not stopping.)
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nonstop (More informal and emphatic.)
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unceasingly (More formal; often suggests annoyance or intensity.)
Антоними
briefly (For a short time, not long.)
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intermittently (Stopping and starting rather than continuing.)
Колокации
talk endlessly
|work endlessly
|argue endlessly
|complain endlessly
|rain endlessly
|search endlessly
|scroll endlessly
|wait endlessly
|drive endlessly
|wander endlessly
Теми
time
|daily_life
|communication
Примери
- He talked endlessly about his new business idea.
- The baby cried endlessly through the night.
- It felt like we’d been waiting endlessly for the results.
Примери за учащи
- It rained endlessly yesterday.
- She can talk endlessly.
adverb
B2
process
2
again and again repeatedly
repeating the same thing many times
Модел на употреба:
endlessly [repeat/debate/rehash] [something]
Честа грешка:
Don’t use it just to mean 'many times' if there is a clear endpoint; 'repeatedly' may fit better.
Синоними
repeatedly (Neutral repetition without the idea of 'never-ending'.)
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again and again (More conversational; often emphasizes frustration.)
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over and over (Common spoken phrase; strongly repetitive.)
Антоними
once (Happening a single time.)
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occasionally (Happening sometimes, not repeatedly.)
Колокации
endlessly repeat
|endlessly rehash
|endlessly debate
|endlessly discuss
|endlessly replay
|endlessly revise
|endlessly review
|endlessly go over
|endlessly retell
|endlessly circle back to
Теми
communication
|work
|education
Примери
- We can’t endlessly debate the same small details.
- She endlessly replayed the conversation in her mind.
- The meeting kept endlessly returning to the budget problem.
Примери за учащи
- He asked the same question endlessly.
- Don’t repeat it endlessly.
adverb
C1
quantity
3
to an infinite extent
in a way that seems to have no end
Модел на употреба:
endlessly [adjective/participle]
Честа грешка:
With adjectives, learners may overuse it where 'very' is enough; 'endlessly' suggests limitless variety/extent, not just strong intensity.
Синоними
infinitely (Often more abstract or mathematical-sounding.)
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limitlessly (Emphasizes lack of limits rather than time.)
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boundlessly (More literary; suggests vastness.)
Антоними
limitedly (To a limited extent; rare but clear contrast.)
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finite (Having an end or limit (usually used as an adjective).)
Колокации
endlessly varied
|endlessly fascinating
|endlessly complex
|endlessly long
|endlessly stretching
|endlessly expanding
|endlessly branching
|endlessly deep
|endlessly adaptable
|endlessly customizable
Теми
describing_things
|space
|ideas
Примери
- The coastline seemed to stretch endlessly into the distance.
- The options are endlessly varied, so it’s hard to choose.
- She finds the subject endlessly interesting.
Примери за учащи
- The road went on endlessly.
- The choices are endlessly varied.
Граматика
Речникова форма
endlessly
IPA
GB/ˈɛndləsli/
US/ˈɛndləsli/
Срички и ударение
end - lessly (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (end)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: endlessly
- Plural: endlesslies
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