endlessly
gb/ˈɛndləsli/ us/ˈɛndləsli/
B2
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
adverb
B2
process
1
for a long time continuously
for a long time, without stopping
Schéma d’usage :
[someone/something] [verb] endlessly
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may use it when they only mean 'very often'; 'endlessly' strongly suggests no stopping or no end.
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.)
Collocations
talk endlessly
|work endlessly
|argue endlessly
|complain endlessly
|rain endlessly
|search endlessly
|scroll endlessly
|wait endlessly
|drive endlessly
|wander endlessly
Thèmes
time
|daily_life
|communication
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- It rained endlessly yesterday.
- She can talk endlessly.
adverb
B2
process
2
again and again repeatedly
repeating the same thing many times
Schéma d’usage :
endlessly [repeat/debate/rehash] [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Don’t use it just to mean 'many times' if there is a clear endpoint; 'repeatedly' may fit better.
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.)
Collocations
endlessly repeat
|endlessly rehash
|endlessly debate
|endlessly discuss
|endlessly replay
|endlessly revise
|endlessly review
|endlessly go over
|endlessly retell
|endlessly circle back to
Thèmes
communication
|work
|education
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- 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
Schéma d’usage :
endlessly [adjective/participle]
Erreur fréquente :
With adjectives, learners may overuse it where 'very' is enough; 'endlessly' suggests limitless variety/extent, not just strong intensity.
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).)
Collocations
endlessly varied
|endlessly fascinating
|endlessly complex
|endlessly long
|endlessly stretching
|endlessly expanding
|endlessly branching
|endlessly deep
|endlessly adaptable
|endlessly customizable
Thèmes
describing_things
|space
|ideas
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The road went on endlessly.
- The choices are endlessly varied.
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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