🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

endlos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɛndloːs

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endlessly/ˈɛnd.ləs.li/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Fluss fließt endlos durch das Tal."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a manner that has no end; continuously.

    "The river flowed endlessly through the valley."
  2. 2

    To an infinite extent; without limit.

    "She seemed to talk endlessly about her travels."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'endlessly' is derived from the adjective 'endless', which comes from the Old English 'endleas', meaning 'without end'. The suffix '-ly' is added to form an adverb, indicating the manner of being without end. This construction has been in use since the early Middle Ages.

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