endlessly

«endlessly» in Mova's school dictionary: Without ever stopping or ending; for what seems forever — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Without ever stopping or ending; for what seems forever. tree →

2) Very much, without limit, as in «endlessly patient». tree →

sense in the lessons

Often used in stories with a slight exaggeration: «talked endlessly», «the road stretched endlessly». In maths, numbers go on endlessly (there is no biggest number), and some decimals like 1/3 = 0.333… go on endlessly.

examples

• My little sister talks endlessly about dinosaurs. tree →
• The desert stretched endlessly in every direction. tree →
• Toad boasted endlessly about his motor-car. tree →
• The numbers go on endlessly; you can always add one more. tree →
• One third written as a decimal is 0.333..., with threes going on endlessly. tree →
• Our teacher is endlessly patient with us. tree →
• The rain fell endlessly all weekend. tree →
• The Elephant's Child asked questions endlessly. tree →

note

Adverb from «endless» (without end). Often an exaggeration in everyday talk: it just means «for a very long time». In maths, «endlessly» or «infinitely» is literally true for number lines and repeating decimals.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «endlessly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.