adjective · neutral
continuous
UK/kənˈtɪnjʊəs/US/kənˈtɪnjuəs/con·TIN·uous
Band 5-6speakingtask2task1
happening without a break or interruption
Examples
“The continuous hum of the machine made it hard to concentrate.”
“There has been continuous growth in the sector for five years.”
“The river flows in a continuous stream.”
Band 8 sentence
“A continuous supply of clean water is essential for sustainable urban development.”
Collocations
- continuous process
- continuous improvement
- continuous noise
Word family
continuous adjcontinuously advcontinuity noun
Common mistakes
continous growth→continuous growth
The machine runs continuous.→The machine runs continuously.
Say it for a higher band
5constant→6uninterrupted→7+continuous
Synonyms
uninterrupted
constant
Easily confused
continual
“Continual interruptions made it hard to finish the report.”
continuously
“The engine ran continuously for hours.”
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