indefinitely
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From indefinite + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtli/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: in‧def‧i‧nite‧ly
Adverb
[edit]indefinitely (not comparable)
- In a manner that is not definite.
- an indefinitely determined fossil
- For a long time, with no defined end.
- 1905, Lloyd Osbourne, Baby Bullet: the motor of destiny, page 171:
- It was a dark, horsehairy place with a sort of abandon-hope atmosphere that seemed suitable for people that had no money, and who were going indefinitely into pawn.
- 2020 May 20, David Thrower, Ian Wray, “Revisiting the plan for developing the North's rail network”, in Rail, page 40:
- One argument is that "the virus has changed everything" and that people will work from home and travel much less, easing capacity pressures.
But there is a counter argument whereby we may all discover that, longer-term, many jobs cannot after all be effectively carried out from home indefinitely.
- Forever.
Translations
[edit]in a manner that is not definite
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for a long time, no end defined
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forever — see also forever
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