endlessly
gb/ˈɛndləsli/ us/ˈɛndləsli/
B2
Anglais
megállás nélkül, szakadatlanul, a végtelenségig, újra meg újra, végtelenül, végeláthatatlanul
B2
1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone/something] [verb] endlessly
He talked endlessly about his new business idea.
Megállás nélkül beszélt az új üzleti ötletéről.
The baby cried endlessly through the night.
A baba egész éjjel szakadatlanul sírt.
It felt like we’d been waiting endlessly for the results.
Exemples pédagogiques
It rained endlessly yesterday.
Tegnap megállás nélkül esett az eső.
She can talk endlessly.
Ő megállás nélkül tud beszélni.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may use it when they only mean 'very often'; 'endlessly' strongly suggests no stopping or no end.
Sens
for a long time continuously
Collocations
talk endlessly
|work endlessly
|argue endlessly
|complain endlessly
|rain endlessly
|search endlessly
|scroll endlessly
|wait endlessly
|drive endlessly
|wander endlessly
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
briefly (For a short time, not long.)
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intermittently (Stopping and starting rather than continuing.)
Thèmes
time
|daily_life
|communication
Définition
for a long time, without stopping
In a way that continues for a long time without stopping.
B2
2
Schéma d’usage :
endlessly [repeat/debate/rehash] [something]
We can’t endlessly debate the same small details.
Nem vitatkozhatunk a végtelenségig ugyanazokon az apró részleteken.
She endlessly replayed the conversation in her mind.
Újra meg újra lejátszotta magában a beszélgetést.
The meeting kept endlessly returning to the budget problem.
Exemples pédagogiques
He asked the same question endlessly.
Ugyanazt a kérdést tette fel újra meg újra.
Don’t repeat it endlessly.
Ne ismételgesd a végtelenségig.
Erreur fréquente :
Don’t use it just to mean 'many times' if there is a clear endpoint; 'repeatedly' may fit better.
Sens
again and again repeatedly
Collocations
endlessly repeat
|endlessly rehash
|endlessly debate
|endlessly discuss
|endlessly replay
|endlessly revise
|endlessly review
|endlessly go over
|endlessly retell
|endlessly circle back to
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
once (Happening a single time.)
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occasionally (Happening sometimes, not repeatedly.)
Thèmes
communication
|work
|education
Définition
repeating the same thing many times
In a way that involves repeating the same thing many times, often more than is useful or necessary.
C1
3
végtelenül
B2
Schéma d’usage :
endlessly [adjective/participle]
The coastline seemed to stretch endlessly into the distance.
A partvonal végeláthatatlanul nyúlt a távolba.
The options are endlessly varied, so it’s hard to choose.
A lehetőségek végtelenül változatosak, ezért nehéz választani.
She finds the subject endlessly interesting.
Exemples pédagogiques
The road went on endlessly.
Az út végeláthatatlanul folytatódott.
The choices are endlessly varied.
A lehetőségek végtelenül változatosak.
Erreur fréquente :
With adjectives, learners may overuse it where 'very' is enough; 'endlessly' suggests limitless variety/extent, not just strong intensity.
Sens
to an infinite extent
Collocations
endlessly varied
|endlessly fascinating
|endlessly complex
|endlessly long
|endlessly stretching
|endlessly expanding
|endlessly branching
|endlessly deep
|endlessly adaptable
|endlessly customizable
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
limitedly (To a limited extent; rare but clear contrast.)
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finite (Having an end or limit (usually used as an adjective).)
Thèmes
describing_things
|space
|ideas
Définition
in a way that seems to have no end
To an unlimited degree or with no end, often used figuratively to mean 'seemingly infinite'.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
endlessly
API
GB/ˈɛndləsli/
US/ˈɛndləsli/
Syllabes et accentuation
end - lessly (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (end)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: endlessly
- Plural: endlesslies
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Expressions
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