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toistuva — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cyclic adj Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
  • frequent adj Happening often; occurring at short intervals.
  • perennial adj Lasting for a very long time or recurring continually.
  • persistent adjective Continuing firmly despite difficulty or opposition; refusing to give up.
  • recurrent adj Recurring; happening time after time.
  • recurring adj Happening repeatedly or coming back again and again.
  • repeating adjective Happening again and again in the same way.
  • repetitious adj Characterized by repetition, especially excessive repetition.
  • repetitive adjective Involving the same action or thing done over and over, often to the point of being tedious.

Senses

toistuva is used for these senses in English:

  • cyclic Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
  • frequent Done or occurring often; common.
  • iterative Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop.
  • perennial Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
  • persistent Indefinitely continuous.
  • recurrent Recurring; happening time after time.
  • recurring Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
  • repetitious Characterized by repetition, especially excessive repetition.

cyclic — full definition

  1. adj Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
  2. adj Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
  3. adj Having parts arranged in a whorl.
  4. adj Being generated by only one element.

frequent — full definition

  1. adj Happening often; occurring at short intervals.
  2. verb To visit a place regularly.

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