indefinitely

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indefinitely

  • /ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtli/

adverb

  1. not comparable In a manner that is not definite. an indefinitely determined fossil
  2. not comparable For a long time, with no defined end. 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.
  3. not comparable Forever. Even assuming, however, that for economic reasons capitalism cannot last indefinitely, it would still not follow that it must be replaced by Marxian socialism.

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Closest in meaning: infinitely, boundlessly, endlessly, interminably, continuously, indeterminate, indeterminately, eternally, forever, permanently, ever, perennially, definitively, perpetually, unendingly, ceaselessly

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adv in a manner that is not definite

Русскийнеопределённо neopredeljónno

adv for a long time, no end defined

Españolindefinidamente
日本語無期限に mu-kigenn-ni
हिन्दीअनिश्चितकाल aniścitkāl
Portuguêsindefinidamente
Françaisindéfiniment
Deutschunbegrenzt
Italianoindefinitamente
Русскийбесконе́чно beskonéčno, ве́чно véčno

adv forever

Españolindefinidamente
日本語永遠に eien-ni
हिन्दीअनंत anant
Françaisinfiniment
Русскийбесконе́чно beskonéčno, ве́чно véčno

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@misc{indefinitely_2026,
  title = {indefinitely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indefinitely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}