uninterrupted

«uninterrupted» in Mova's school dictionary: going on without being stopped or broken — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (uninterrupted)

meaning for a pupil

1) Uninterrupted means going on without being stopped or broken. tree →

2) An uninterrupted view is one that nothing blocks. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used about sleep, time, work, views and journeys: «uninterrupted sleep», «an uninterrupted view of the sea», «uninterrupted power supply». It tells the reader that nothing stopped or blocked it.

examples

• I want an hour of uninterrupted reading. tree →
• The baby had six hours of uninterrupted sleep. tree →
• Our room had an uninterrupted view of the mountains. tree →
• The rain fell for three uninterrupted days. tree →
• The speech went on uninterrupted for twenty minutes. tree →
• Hospitals need an uninterrupted supply of electricity. tree →
• Their united reign became so thoroughly peaceful and happy, and was distinguished by such uninterrupted prosperity, that it was called the Golden Age. tree →

note

From «interrupt» (to stop someone or something for a moment). In maths, «uninterrupted» time means one continuous stretch: «3 uninterrupted hours» is one block, not three hours spread over a day.

Trees and pragmatics

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