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Continual
continual
1. A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. The school has been in continual use since 1883... Despite continual pain, he refused all drugs. = continuous ADJ: ADJ n • continually She cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums... = continuously ADV: usu ADV with v 2. Continual events happen again and again. ...the government’s continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit... She suffered continual police harassment. ADJ: ADJ n • continually Malcolm was continually changing his mind... ADV: usu ADV with v
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French continuel, from Latin continuus continuous Date: 14th century 1. continuing indefinitely in time without interruption ~ fear 2. recurring in steady usually rapid succession a history of ~ invasions • ~ly adverb Synonyms: ~, continuous, constant, incessant, perpetual, perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. ~ often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence ~ showers the whole weekend. continuous usually implies an uninterrupted flow or spatial extension football's oldest continuous rivalry. constant implies uniform or persistent occurrence or recurrence lived in constant pain. incessant implies ceaseless or uninterrupted activity annoyed by the incessant quarreling. perpetual suggests unfailing repetition or lasting duration a land of perpetual snowfall. perennial implies enduring existence often through constant renewal a perennial source of controversy. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. constantly or frequently recurring; always happening. Derivatives continually adv. Etymology: ME f. OF continuel f. continuer (as CONTINUE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. непрерывный, почти не прекращающийся, повторяющийся снова и снова continual rain —- непрерывный дождь continual flashes of lightning —- непрерываные вспышки молнии continual bouts of toothache —- без конца повторяющиеся приступы зубной боли 2. редк. постоянный a continual increase in output of animal products —- непрерывный рост производства продуктов животноводства 3. мат. континуальный, непрерывно продолжаемый ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 continuing for a long time without stopping (five weeks of continual rain | The hostages lived in continual fear of violent death.) 2 repeated often and over a long period of time; frequent (The continual trips to my mother's house took up a lot of my time.) 3 used to describe actions that are repeated many times over a period of time and are annoying (I wish you'd stop that continual chattering!) - continually adv (continually reassessing the situation) ( USAGE NOTE: CONTINUAL WORD CHOICE continual (ly), continuous (ly) Continual describes separate actions (often annoying actions you do not like) which are repeated over a period of time These continual interruptions are driving me mad. | She's continually flying off to different places. Continuous especially describes things and events that go on without a break The police formed a continuous line round the building. | This product is the result of years of continuous development. | We landed after flying continuously for 16 hours. The uses just described are regarded by many as the correct ones, but native speakers often use continuous (ly) also, like continual (ly), to describe repeated separate actions There were continuous interruptions. As a result, continuous (ly) is much more frequent in spoken English. Where both might be used, continuous (ly) may carry less of the idea that the repeated action is annoying It rained continuously all summer, which was good for the rice crop. Compare It rained continually all summer, which completely spoiled our vacation. ) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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