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continually en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /kənˈtɪnjuəli/
• /kənˈtɪnjəli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English continual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English continually From continual + -ly.

Meanings

1. In regular or repeated succession; very often.
   • With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities. 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2012:
   • Hecklers continually interrupted my speech.
   • Guatemalan snowpea production has continually been harmed by insect and disease infestations. 2007, George W. Norton, E. A. Heinrichs, Gregory C. Luther, Globalizing Integrated Pest Management: A Participatory Research Process, page 87:
2. (proscribed, sometimes) In a continuous manner; non-stop.

Forms

Deriveds

itinually

Synonyms

little by little · incessantly · time and again (in regular or repeated succession) · momently · nonstop · sequentially · at every turn · ceaselessly (in a continuous manner)

Translations (32)

de immer wieder (in regular or repeated succession) · ar مرارا (in regular or repeated succession) · kix thùolòuhkō (in a continuous manner) · grc συνεχῶς (in a continuous manner) · wa toltins (in a continuous manner) · es continuamente (in a continuous manner) · ga de ghréas (in a continuous manner) · ja 絶え間なく (in a continuous manner) · gd daonnan (in a continuous manner) · de ständig (in a continuous manner) · gd an còmhnaidh (in a continuous manner) · hu folyamatosan (in a continuous manner) · arz عمال (in a continuous manner) · es continuadamente (in a continuous manner) · de andauernd (in a continuous manner) · pdt eegol (in a continuous manner) · nrf continnuellement (in a continuous manner) · ca continuadament (in a continuous manner) · eo senĉese (in a continuous manner) · la iūgiter (in a continuous manner) · pt continuamente (in a continuous manner) · he עוד (in a continuous manner) · gd gu sìor (in a continuous manner) · de immerzu (in regular or repeated succession) · pl bezustannie (in regular or repeated succession) · ta தொடர்ந்து (in a continuous manner) · txb ṣek (in a continuous manner) · ar مرارا وتكرارا (in regular or repeated succession) · wa tofer (in a continuous manner) · ru непреры́вно (in a continuous manner) · fi jatkuvasti (in a continuous manner) · la assiduē (in a continuous manner)