English Explanatory Dictionary

constantly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. With steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully.
  2. In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
  3. Recurring regularly.
  4. In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒnstəntli/ /ˈkɑnstənʔli/ en-us-constantly.ogg

Word forms

constantly more constantly most constantly constantliel constauntly

Etymology

From constant + -ly. Displaced native Old English singallīċe.

Synonyms

incessantly nonstop invariably uniformly ceaselessly consistently

Translations

Bulgarian: постоянно Catalan: constantment Finnish: vakaasti Finnish: tasaisesti French: constamment German: konstant Italian: costantemente Italian: sempre Macedonian: постојано Portuguese: constantemente Romanian: constant Romanian: invariabil
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