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# continuously

adverb (continuously)

«continuously» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Continuously means without stopping or without a break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#m1)
2. Continuously means all the time, again and again, over a long period. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, a tap dripping continuously wastes water; a machine running continuously never stops. In maths, a car moving «continuously at 60 km/h» keeps the same speed the whole time, so distance = speed × time. In formal language it means without interruption. Phrases: run continuously, continuously changing, continuously improving.

### Examples

- It rained continuously for three days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#x1)
- The fridge hums continuously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#x2)
- The tap dripped continuously all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#x3)
- The heart beats continuously throughout your life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#x4)
- A train travels continuously at 80 km/h for 2 hours, so it goes 160 km. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#x5)
- The baby cried continuously until she fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#x6)
- The weather is continuously changing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «continuous» (no break at all). «Continually» means very often, again and again, with small breaks — a common confusion. In maths, «continuously at a speed» means no stops, so time is not reduced for breaks.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «continuously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«continuously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/continuously.html) on Mova free.