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continuous

 
 
/kənˈtɪnjuəs/ adjective

Translation

NOT STOPPING happening or existing without stopping
devamlı, sürekli
continuous pain ten years of continuous service in the army1550
GRAMMAR The continuous form of a verb is used to show that an action is continuing to happen. The sentence 'He was eating lunch.' is in the continuous form.
fiillerin geçmişte ve şimdiki zaman içinde devamlılık bildirme hali
1231
continuously adverb
hiç durmadan devam ederek
Their baby cried continuously all afternoon.
(Definition of continuous adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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