continuously
/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/adverb
उच्चारण कन्टिन्युअस्ली
लगातार, निरंतर, बिना रुके
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without stopping or without a break
लगातार, निरंतर, बिना रुके
- It rained continuously for three days.
- The machine has been running continuously since morning.
- The phone rang continuously all morning.
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- He has worked continuously for ten years in the same office.
- Prices have risen continuously since January.
- The fan ran continuously all night in the heat.
Synonyms constantly non-stop incessantly ceaselessly uninterruptedly
Opposite intermittently occasionally sporadically
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verb + continuously
It means without stopping at all. It usually follows the verb or the object.
इसका अर्थ बिना किसी रुकावट के है। यह प्रायः क्रिया या object के बाद आता है।
- It rained continuously for three days.
- The machine ran continuously all night.
continuously vs continually
Continuously means with no break; continually means again and again with breaks between.
Continuously का अर्थ बिना टूटे; continually का अर्थ बार-बार, बीच में विराम के साथ।
- The phone rang continually, but never for long.
continuously + past participle / adjective
It can modify an adjective or participle: continuously available, continuously improved.
यह adjective या participle को modify कर सकता है: continuously available, continuously improved।
- The service is continuously monitored.
- The shop remained continuously open during the festival.
have been -ing + continuously
In the present perfect continuous, it stresses an unbroken period up to now.
Present perfect continuous में यह अब तक के अटूट काल पर बल देता है।
- Radhika has been studying continuously since six.
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verb + continuously
workrunrainimprovegrow
- The pump has been working continuously since morning.
continuously + adjective
availableopenupdatedmonitoredemployed
- The helpline is continuously available.
for + time + continuously
for two hoursfor a weeksince 2015all day
- He studied for five hours continuously.
adverb contrast
continuouslycontinuallyconstantlynon-stop
- The river has been flowing continuously for centuries.
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- The generator ran continuously during the power cut.
बिजली जाने के दौरान जनरेटर लगातार चलता रहा।
- Radhika practised continuously for two hours without a break.
राधिका ने बिना ब्रेक के लगातार दो घंटे अभ्यास किया।
- The temperature has been rising continuously since June.
जून से तापमान लगातार बढ़ रहा है।
- Our hospital has served the town continuously for fifty years.
हमारे अस्पताल ने पचास वर्षों से बिना रुके कस्बे की सेवा की है।
- The software is continuously updated to remove bugs.
Bugs हटाने के लिए software को लगातार अपडेट किया जाता है।
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✗ He is continuous talking on the phone.
✓ He is continuously talking on the phone.
An adverb is needed to describe the verb, not the adjective continuous.
क्रिया का वर्णन करने के लिए adverb चाहिए, adjective 'continuous' नहीं।
✗ The teacher continuously forgets his keys every day.
✓ The teacher continually forgets his keys.
A repeated action with gaps is continually, not continuously.
बीच-बीच में विराम वाली बार-बार की क्रिया के लिए 'continually' आता है, 'continuously' नहीं।
✗ It rained continuously since Monday.
✓ It has rained continuously since Monday.
'Since' with a time up to now needs a perfect tense.
अब तक के समय के लिए 'since' के साथ perfect tense चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Continuously, continually and constantly all suggest long repetition, but only continuously means no break.
Continuously, continually और constantly लंबे समय की आवृत्ति बताते हैं, पर केवल continuously में कोई विराम नहीं होता।
Without any break, from start to end.
बिना किसी विराम के, आरंभ से अंत तक।
- The tap dripped continuously.
Again and again, often in an annoying way.
बार-बार, प्रायः खीझ पैदा करने वाले ढंग से।
- He continually interrupts the class.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
constantly non-stop incessantly ceaselessly uninterruptedly
Antonyms
intermittently occasionally sporadically
?Which word?
Do not confuse continuously (without any break at all) and continually (again and again, often in an annoying way, or all the time).
Continuously (बिना किसी रुकावट के) और continually (बार-बार, अक्सर खीझ पैदा करने वाले ढंग से, या हर समय) में भ्रम न करें।