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continuous
adj
- 1. Incessant.
2. Unbroken; uninterrupted.
- Thesaurus: continual, undivided, unbroken, prolonged.
- Said of a verbal aspect or tense: representing continuing action or a continuing state, in English formed with the auxiliary verb be and the present participle, as in I am waiting, They were dancing, You will be playing tomorrow. Also called progressive.
adverb
Info:
- Note that something that is continuous exists or happens for a period without a break, whereas something that is continual exists or happens repeatedly over a period, so that a continuous disturbance goes on for a time without a break, whereas continual disturbances are several occurrences with gaps between them.
