What does continuously mean?
Definitions for continuously
con·tin·u·ous·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word continuously.
Princeton's WordNet
continuouslyadverb
at every point
"The function is continuously differentiable"
endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly, continuouslyadverb
with unflagging resolve
"dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste"
Wiktionary
continuouslyadverb
Without pause.
The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.
ChatGPT
continuously
Continuously refers to an action, process, or condition that occurs in an uninterrupted, constant, or ceaseless manner without stopping or pause. It also signifies the action which is ongoing, unbroken, or incessantly recurring.
Webster Dictionary
Continuouslyadverb
in a continuous maner; without interruption
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of continuously in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of continuously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of continuously in a Sentence
James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:
Cyber hygiene has to be memetically pounded into the intellectual DNA of the American population and continuously reinforced by peer pressure.
The deal indicates that the group is continuously eyeing Europe to seek future growth.
Credit Suisse’s collapse—caused by its own misconduct and mismanagement—does not operate as a get out of jail free card in the United States, where no person or entity is above the law, we remain optimistic that the Justice Department will hold Credit Suisse, a repeat offender, accountable for continuously and blatantly having defrauded the United States.
He continuously went and told his counselor, the principal, anyone that would listen to him, he would talk to them about how he was being bullied.
The lesson that Ulsan's situation gives is that you should respond to the ever-changing global economy swiftly and continuously before it's too late.
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- contínuamentCatalan, Valencian
- ständig, ununterbrochen, andauerndGerman
- senĉeseEsperanto
- continuadamente, continuamenteSpanish
- jatkuvasti, tauottaFinnish
- continuellementFrench
- gu sìorScottish Gaelic
- folyamatosanHungarian
- 連続Japanese
- ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿKannada
- 연달아Korean
- continuDutch
- ciągle, nieprzerwaniePolish
- continuamentePortuguese
- perpetuu, continuu, încontinuuRomanian
- непрерывно, постоянноRussian
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