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Comparative
more continuous
Superlative
most continuous
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happening without a pause or break
- The machine operates in continuous motion, producing items around the clock.
- She enjoyed the continuous hum of the city as she walked through the busy streets.
- The company's continuous growth over the past decade has made it a market leader.
- The continuous rainfall caused flooding in several low-lying areas of the city.
- His continuous effort to improve was evident in his work.
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extending over a space or area without any breaks, gaps, or stops
- The highway stretched in a continuous line for miles without any turns or stops.
- The river runs through the valley in a continuous stream, never breaking along its course.
- The largest continuous desert stretches across North Africa, known as the Sahara.
- The eruption resulted in a continuous stream of lava flowing down the mountainside for days.
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(grammar) describing a verb that indicates an action in progress
- The continuous tense helps clarify that an action is in progress, such as in 'I am reading a book.
- Understanding the difference between simple and continuous tenses is crucial for proper sentence construction.
- In English grammar, the continuous tense is used to describe actions that are ongoing.
- The past continuous tense, as in "They were studying," describes an action that was ongoing in the past.
- In English, the continuous form is made by combining the verb "to be" with the present participle of the main verb.
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(of a mathematical function or curve) having no jumps, breaks, or sudden changes in the graph
- A continuous curve smoothly extends through all points in its domain without interruption.
- In calculus, a function is continuous if it can be drawn without lifting the pencil from the paper.
- The temperature change was modeled as a continuous function over time.
- The concept of a continuous curve is essential in understanding limits and derivatives in calculus.
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occurring repeatedly over a period of time
- Continuous practice is essential if you want to improve your skills in playing the piano.
- The team endured continuous challenges throughout the entire project.
- The continuous updates from the news station kept everyone informed during the storm.
- The city endured continuous attacks from enemy forces, leaving its defenses severely weakened over time.
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