transcription, транскрипция: [ kəntɪnjuəs ]
1.
A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
Residents report that they heard continuous gunfire.
...all employees who had a record of five years’ continuous employment with the firm...
= unbroken
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• con‧tinu‧ous‧ly
The civil war has raged almost continuously since 1976...
It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in America.
ADV : usu ADV with v
2.
A continuous line or surface has no gaps or holes in it.
...a continuous line of boats.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
3.
In English grammar, continuous verb groups are formed using the auxiliary ‘be’ and the present participle of a verb, as in ‘I’m feeling a bit tired’ and ‘She had been watching them for some time’. Continuous verb groups are used especially when you are focusing on a particular moment. Compare simple .
= progressive
ADJ