continuous
con|tinu|ous /kənt'ɪnjuəs/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
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
● continuously [ADV] usu ADV with v
The civil war has raged almost continuously since 1976...
It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in America.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A continuous line or surface has no gaps or holes in it.
...a continuous line of boats.
3 [ADJ]
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.
= progressivecon|tinu|ous as|sess|ment
[N-UNCOUNT]
If pupils or students undergo continuous assessment, they get qualifications partly or entirely based on the work they do during the year, rather than on exam results. (BRIT)
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
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
● continuously [ADV] usu ADV with v
The civil war has raged almost continuously since 1976...
It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in America.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A continuous line or surface has no gaps or holes in it.
...a continuous line of boats.
3 [ADJ]
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.
= progressivecon|tinu|ous as|sess|ment
[N-UNCOUNT]
If pupils or students undergo continuous assessment, they get qualifications partly or entirely based on the work they do during the year, rather than on exam results. (BRIT)