constantly

English

Alternative forms

• constantlie
• constauntly

Etymology

From constant +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒnstəntli/

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Adverb

constantly (comparative more constantly, superlative most constantly)

1. (archaic) With steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.iv.1:

     Agrippa and the rest of his weeping friends earnestly besought him [...] not to offer violence unto himself, ‘with a settled resolution he desired again they would approve of his good intent, and not seek to dehort him from it’; and so constantly died.

2. In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
3. (frequency) Recurring regularly.

   I find that I am constantly reminding you to feed your pets.

4. In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.

Related terms

• constant

Translations

obsolete: with steadfastness, in loyalty

in a constant manner

• Bulgarian: постоянно (bg) (postojanno)
• Esperanto: konstante (eo)
• Finnish: jatkuvasti (fi)
• French: constamment (fr)
• Hungarian: állandóan (hu)

• Italian: costantemente (it)
• Macedonian: постојано (mk) (postójano)
• Scottish Gaelic: daonnan (gd), an còmhnaidh (gd)

recurring regularly

• Bulgarian: редовно (bg) (redovno)
• Esperanto: senĉese (eo)
• Finnish: jatkuvasti (fi), säännöllisesti (fi)
• French: constamment (fr), en boucle (fr)
• Hungarian: állandóan (hu)

• Italian: costantemente (it)
• Macedonian: постојано (mk) (postójano)
• Scottish Gaelic: daonnan (gd), an còmhnaidh (gd)

in an invariable manner

• Bulgarian: постоянно (bg) (postojanno)
• Finnish: vakaasti (fi), tasaisesti (fi)
• French: constamment (fr)

• Italian: costantemente (it)
• Macedonian: постојано (mk) (postójano)

References

• constantly in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• constantly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913