"indefinitely" meaning in English

See indefinitely in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indefinitely.wav
Etymology: From indefinite + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|indefinite|-ly<id:adverbial>}} indefinite + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} indefinitely (not comparable)
  1. In a manner that is not definite. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in a manner that is not definite): bizonytalanul (Hungarian), határozatlanul (Hungarian), неопределённо (neopredeljónno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-indefinitely-en-adv-EWrhotU5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 10 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 44 30 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 12 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 10 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 5 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 42 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 18 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 16 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 56 14 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 30 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 56 14 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 59 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 42 32 26 Disambiguation of 'in a manner that is not definite': 90 2 8
  2. For a long time, with no defined end. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Translations (for a long time, no end defined): неопределено (neopredeleno) (Bulgarian), завинаги (zavinagi) (Bulgarian), indefinidament (Catalan), voor onbepaalde tijd (Dutch), (voor) altijd (Dutch), voorgoed (Dutch), permanent (Dutch), eeuwig (Dutch), toistaiseksi (Finnish), ikuisesti (Finnish), indéfiniment (French), infiniment (French), unbegrenzt (German), határozatlan/bizonytalan ideig/időre (Hungarian), korlátlan ideig/időre (Hungarian), 無期限に (mu-kigenn-ni) (alt: むきげん) (Japanese), 永遠に (eien-ni) (alt: えいえんに) (Japanese), bezterminowo (Polish), бесконе́чно (beskonéčno) (Russian), ве́чно (véčno) (Russian), indefinidamente (Spanish), nang padituring (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-indefinitely-en-adv-9TCydq9F Disambiguation of Time: 0 65 35 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of 'for a long time, no end defined': 1 95 4
  3. Forever. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-indefinitely-en-adv-wl2Mjmz3 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 38 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: endlessly
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "for a long time, no end defined",
      "word": "bezterminowo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "beskonéčno",
      "sense": "for a long time, no end defined",
      "word": "бесконе́чно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "véčno",
      "sense": "for a long time, no end defined",
      "word": "ве́чно"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for a long time, no end defined",
      "word": "indefinidamente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indefinitely"
}

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