continually
gb/kəntˈɪnjuəli/ us/kəntˈɪnjuəli/
B2
Engleză
~ 9800
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adverb
B2
property
1
Again and again over time
Happening many times, again and again, over a period of time.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] continually [verb]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often confuse "continually" with "continuously." "Continually" usually suggests something happens again and again with short breaks (for example, "He continually calls me" = he calls many times). "Continuously" suggests something happens without any break at all (for example, "It rained continuously for ten hours"). In everyday speech, native speakers sometimes mix them, but in careful writing the difference is important.
Sinonime
repeatedly (Neutral; focuses clearly on actions happening again and again.)
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over and over (More informal and emphatic; often used in speech.)
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constantly (Very close in meaning, but can more strongly suggest almost no breaks.)
Antonime
occasionally (Suggests something happens only sometimes, not very often.)
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rarely (Stronger opposite, meaning something almost never happens.)
Colocații
continually changing
|continually improving
|complain continually
|continually updated
|grow continually
|continually interrupted
Teme
daily life
|work
|communication
|core_vocabulary
|time
Exemple
- She continually checks her phone during meetings.
- The software is continually updated to fix new security issues.
- Traffic in this area is continually getting worse.
- He was continually interrupted by phone calls all afternoon.
- Our company is continually looking for ways to improve customer service.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He continually asks the same question.
- The weather is continually changing in the spring.
- The teacher continually tells us to be quiet.
- My boss continually sends emails late at night.
- They are continually working to make the product better.
adverb
B2
property
2
All the time, without pause
Happening all the time, with no real stop.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] continually [verb-s] without stopping
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners are often taught that "continually" must always mean "with breaks" and "continuously" must always mean "without breaks." In real modern English, many speakers use "continually" with the meaning of "all the time" or "constantly," especially in speech. However, in technical or careful writing, some readers may expect "continuously" when you mean "truly without stopping."
Sinonime
constantly (Most common equivalent in general English; very close in meaning here.)
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nonstop (Informal; strongly emphasizes no breaks at all.)
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incessantly (More formal/literary and often negative, suggesting something annoying that never stops.)
Antonime
intermittently (Describes something that starts and stops, with clear gaps in time.)
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sporadically (Happening at irregular times and not very often.)
Colocații
continually running
|continually flowing
|continually operating
|continually burning
|continually growing
Teme
time
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- A small stream ran continually beside the path.
- The factory machines operate continually, day and night.
- The fan hummed continually in the background, making it hard to sleep.
- The region is continually exposed to strong coastal winds.
- New data is continually flowing into the system from sensors around the world.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Water flowed continually from the broken pipe.
- The baby cried continually for three hours.
- The sun shines continually in this place during the summer.
- The engine runs continually while the plane is in the air.
- My nose was running continually because of my cold.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
continually
IPA
GB/kəntˈɪnjuəli/
US/kəntˈɪnjuəli/
Silabe și accent
con - tinu - ally (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tinu)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: continually
- Plural: continuallies
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
continuallies
noun
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
Expresii
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