continuously

adverb/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/CEFR B2

একটানা, বিরতি ছাড়া

Meaning

Without stopping at any point.

Example sentences

  • The pump ran continuously for six hours.পাম্পটি একটানা ছয় ঘণ্টা চলেছে।
  • The river has flowed here continuously for centuries.শতাব্দীর পর শতাব্দী নদীটি এখানে বয়ে চলেছে।

Common phrases with “continuously”

  • run continuouslyএকটানা চলা
  • continuously monitoredনিরবচ্ছিন্নভাবে পর্যবেক্ষণ
  • operate continuouslyবিরতিহীনভাবে চালু থাকা

A common mistake

He continuously interrupts the class.→He continually interrupts the class.

Continuously means with no break at all — a machine, a river, a power supply. Continually means over and over with gaps between. Interrupting is repeated, so it is continual.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: unceasingly, constantly

Antonyms: intermittently

Similar words, and what each means

  • unceasingly

    অবিরাম, না থেমে

    Without ever stopping.

  • constantly

    ক্রমাগত, অবিরত

    All the time; repeatedly.

Other English words for “একটানা, বিরতি ছাড়া”

Opposite words

  • intermittently

    থেমে থেমে, বিরতি দিয়ে

    In a way that stops and starts at irregular intervals.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • continuitynounধারাবাহিকতা
  • continuousadjectiveঅবিরাম, একটানা, নিরবচ্ছিন্ন
  • continuallyadverbবারবার, ঘন ঘন

“continuously” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • The tongue tip rests lightly against the edge of the top teeth (or just between the teeth) and the air is pushed continuously through that thin gap.

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Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “continuously” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • আগ্রহভরে, সাগ্রহে
    • • একটানা, বিরতি ছাড়া
    • • এখনো
    • • আপাতদৃষ্টিতে
    Show the answer

    একটানা, বিরতি ছাড়া — continuously (adverb) — একটানা, বিরতি ছাড়া. Without stopping at any point.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “continuously”?

    • • unceasingly
    • • seasonally
    • • forever
    • • alternatively
    Show the answer

    unceasingly — unceasingly — অবিরাম, না থেমে. Without ever stopping.

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