"continuously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: continuously
Etymology: : continuously < continuous + -ly
  1. συνεχώς, διαρκώς, αδιάκοπα, ακατάπαυστα, με τρόπο που συμβαίνει ή υπάρχει για ένα χρονικό διάστημα χωρίς να διακόπτεται
    Sense id: el-continuously-en-adv-GXnrg-pc
  2. επανειλημμένως, με τρόπο που επαναλαμβάνεται πολλές φορές
    Sense id: el-continuously-en-adv-nc6ILfXM Categories (other): Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Λέξεις με επίθημα -ly (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": continuously < continuous + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "continuously"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He is continuously busy.",
          "translation": "Είναι συνεχώς απασχολημένος."
        },
        {
          "text": "She is continuously complaining.",
          "translation": "Διαρκώς προπονείται."
        },
        {
          "text": "It has been snowing continuously for the last few days.",
          "translation": "Τις τελευταίες μέρες χιονίζει αδιάκοπα."
        },
        {
          "text": "He worked continuously all his lifetime.",
          "translation": "Εργάστηκε αδιάκοπα ολόκληρη τη ζωή του."
        },
        {
          "text": "Language is continuously evolving.",
          "translation": "Η γλώσσα εξελίσσεται αδιάκοπα."
        },
        {
          "text": "He spoke continuously for hours.",
          "translation": "Μιλούσε ακατάπαυστα επί ώρες."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "συνεχώς, διαρκώς, αδιάκοπα, ακατάπαυστα, με τρόπο που συμβαίνει ή υπάρχει για ένα χρονικό διάστημα χωρίς να διακόπτεται"
      ],
      "id": "el-continuously-en-adv-GXnrg-pc"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I continuously asked you not to bother me.",
          "translation": "Επανειλημμένως σου ζήτησα να μη με ενοχλείς."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη repeatedly"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επανειλημμένως, με τρόπο που επαναλαμβάνεται πολλές φορές"
      ],
      "id": "el-continuously-en-adv-nc6ILfXM",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ceaselessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "consecutively"
    },
    {
      "word": "constantly"
    },
    {
      "word": "continually"
    },
    {
      "word": "endlessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "eternally"
    },
    {
      "word": "everlastingly"
    },
    {
      "word": "incessantly"
    },
    {
      "word": "infinitely"
    },
    {
      "word": "non-stop"
    },
    {
      "word": "persistently"
    },
    {
      "word": "relentlessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "steadily"
    },
    {
      "word": "straight"
    },
    {
      "word": "unceasingly"
    },
    {
      "word": "unrelentingly"
    }
  ],
  "word": "continuously"
}
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    "Λέξεις με επίθημα -ly (αγγλικά)"
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": continuously < continuous + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "continuously"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He is continuously busy.",
          "translation": "Είναι συνεχώς απασχολημένος."
        },
        {
          "text": "She is continuously complaining.",
          "translation": "Διαρκώς προπονείται."
        },
        {
          "text": "It has been snowing continuously for the last few days.",
          "translation": "Τις τελευταίες μέρες χιονίζει αδιάκοπα."
        },
        {
          "text": "He worked continuously all his lifetime.",
          "translation": "Εργάστηκε αδιάκοπα ολόκληρη τη ζωή του."
        },
        {
          "text": "Language is continuously evolving.",
          "translation": "Η γλώσσα εξελίσσεται αδιάκοπα."
        },
        {
          "text": "He spoke continuously for hours.",
          "translation": "Μιλούσε ακατάπαυστα επί ώρες."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "συνεχώς, διαρκώς, αδιάκοπα, ακατάπαυστα, με τρόπο που συμβαίνει ή υπάρχει για ένα χρονικό διάστημα χωρίς να διακόπτεται"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I continuously asked you not to bother me.",
          "translation": "Επανειλημμένως σου ζήτησα να μη με ενοχλείς."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη repeatedly"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επανειλημμένως, με τρόπο που επαναλαμβάνεται πολλές φορές"
      ],
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        "ανεπίσημο"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "ceaselessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "consecutively"
    },
    {
      "word": "constantly"
    },
    {
      "word": "continually"
    },
    {
      "word": "endlessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "eternally"
    },
    {
      "word": "everlastingly"
    },
    {
      "word": "incessantly"
    },
    {
      "word": "infinitely"
    },
    {
      "word": "non-stop"
    },
    {
      "word": "persistently"
    },
    {
      "word": "relentlessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "steadily"
    },
    {
      "word": "straight"
    },
    {
      "word": "unceasingly"
    },
    {
      "word": "unrelentingly"
    }
  ],
  "word": "continuously"
}

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