perpetually
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per·pet·u·al
(pər-pĕch′o͞o-əl)adj.
1. Lasting forever; never-ending: conceived heaven as a state of perpetual bliss.
2. Continuing or being so for an indefinitely long time: found themselves in perpetual debt; felt like a perpetual outsider. See Synonyms at continual.
3. Flowering throughout the growing season.
[Middle English perpetuel, from Old French, from Latin perpetuālis, from perpetuus, continuous : per-, per- + petere, to go toward; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
per·pet′u·al·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | perpetually - everlastingly; for all time; "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase |
2. | perpetually - without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" |
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باسْتِمْرار، بِصورَةٍ دائِمَه
neustále
evigt
örökösen
eilíflega, sífellt
perpetually
[pəˈpetjʊəlɪ] ADV (= eternally) → permanentemente; (= continually) → constantemente, continuamentewe were perpetually hungry → teníamos siempre hambre
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perpetually
adv → ständig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
perpetual
(pəˈpetʃuəl) adjective lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time. He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise.
perˈpetually adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.