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con·tin·u·al
(kən-tĭn′yo͞o-əl)adj.
1. Recurring regularly or frequently: continual improvements in technology.
2. Not interrupted; steady: a process that requires continual monitoring.
con·tin′u·al·ly adv.
Synonyms: continual, continuous, ceaseless, constant, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial
These adjectives mean occurring without stopping or occurring repeatedly over a long period of time. Continual is often restricted to what is intermittent or repeated at intervals: The continual banging of the shutter in the wind gave me a headache. But it can also imply a lack of interruption, the focus of continuous and ceaseless: The fugitive was living in a state of continual fear. The police put the house under continuous surveillance. We listened to the ceaseless babble of the stream. Constant stresses steadiness or persistence and unvarying nature: The constant ticking of the clock lulled him to sleep. Incessant adds to constant the suggestion of annoying repetition: The dog's incessant barking kept him up all night. Perpetual emphasizes both steadiness and duration: One side of the moon is in perpetual darkness. Eternal refers to what is everlasting, especially to what is seemingly without temporal beginning or end: "That freedom can be retained only by the eternal vigilance which has always been its price" (Elmer Davis).
Perennial describes existence that goes on year after year, often with the suggestion of self-renewal: The candidates discussed the perennial problem of urban poverty.
These adjectives mean occurring without stopping or occurring repeatedly over a long period of time. Continual is often restricted to what is intermittent or repeated at intervals: The continual banging of the shutter in the wind gave me a headache. But it can also imply a lack of interruption, the focus of continuous and ceaseless: The fugitive was living in a state of continual fear. The police put the house under continuous surveillance. We listened to the ceaseless babble of the stream. Constant stresses steadiness or persistence and unvarying nature: The constant ticking of the clock lulled him to sleep. Incessant adds to constant the suggestion of annoying repetition: The dog's incessant barking kept him up all night. Perpetual emphasizes both steadiness and duration: One side of the moon is in perpetual darkness. Eternal refers to what is everlasting, especially to what is seemingly without temporal beginning or end: "That freedom can be retained only by the eternal vigilance which has always been its price" (Elmer Davis).
Perennial describes existence that goes on year after year, often with the suggestion of self-renewal: The candidates discussed the perennial problem of urban poverty.
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continually
adverb
1. constantly, always, all the time, forever, aye (Scot.), endlessly, eternally, incessantly, nonstop, interminably, everlastingly, twenty-four-seven (informal) The large rotating fans whirred continually.
2. repeatedly, often, frequently, many times, over and over, again and again, time and (time) again, persistently, time after time, many a time and oft (archaic or poetic) He continually changed his mind.
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Translations
بِاسْتِمْراربِاسْتِمرار، بِتَتَابُع
neustáleustavičně
igen og igenvedvarende
jatkuvasti
neprekidno
sífellt
継続的に
끊임없이
neprekinjenostalno
ständigt
อย่างต่อเนื่อง
sürekli bir şekildesürekli olarak
một cách liên tục
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
continually
[kənˈtɪnjʊəli] adv (= constantly) → continuellement, sans cesse; [change, try, look for] → continuellement; [frustrated, updated] → continuellementCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
continually
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
continue
(kənˈtinjuː) verb1. to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on. She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres.
2. to go on (with) often after a break or pause. He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53.
conˈtinual adjective very frequent; repeated many times. continual interruptions.
conˈtinually adverbconˌtinuˈation noun
1. the act of continuing, often after a break or pause. the continuation of his studies.
2. something which carries on, especially a further part of a story etc. This is a continuation of what he said last week.
ˌcontiˈnuity (kon-) noun1. the state of being continuous or logically related. It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.
2. the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.
adjectivea continuity girl.
conˈtinuous adjective joined together, or going on, without interruption. a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement.
conˈtinuously adverbIt rained continuously all day.
continual means frequent, again and again.
continuous means non-stop, without interruption.
continuous means non-stop, without interruption.
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continually
→ بِاسْتِمْرار neustále vedvarende ununterbrochen συνεχώς continuamente jatkuvasti continuellement neprekidno continuamente 継続的に 끊임없이 aanhoudend vedvarende ciągle continuamente постоянно ständigt อย่างต่อเนื่อง sürekli olarak một cách liên tục 连续地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009