Definition of indeterminately - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

measurementwithout a fixed or exact limit

The project was delayed indeterminately.

endlessly

infinitely

vague mannerin a way that is not clear or definite

The meeting was postponed indeterminately.

unclearly

vaguely

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Origin of indeterminately

Latin, indeterminatus (not limited)

Examples of indeterminately in a sentence

Her travel plans were put on hold indeterminately.
The project timeline was extended indeterminately due to funding issues.
Her plans for the future remained indeterminately vague.

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French:indéfiniment, de manière indéterminée, ...
German:unbestimmt, unklar, ...
Italian:a tempo indeterminato, in modo vago, ...
Spanish:indefinidamente, ...
Portuguese:indefinidamente, vagamente, ...
Chinese:无限期地, 模糊地, ...
Japanese:無期限に, 不明確に, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ غَيْرِ مُحَدَّد, بِشَكْل غَيْر مُحَدَّد, ...
Hebrew:לְזְמַן בִּלְתִּי מוּגְבָּל, לְלֹא הַגְבָּלַת זְמַן, ...
Russian:неопределённо, ...
Ukrainian:невизначено, неясно, ...
Hindi:अनिश्चित काल तक, अनिश्चित रूप से, ...
Bengali:অনির্দিষ্টভাবে, অস্পষ্টভাবে, ...
Catalan:indefinidament, vagament, ...
Czech:neurčitě, nejasně, ...
Danish:på ubestemt tid, på en uklar eller ubestemt måde, ...
Dutch:onbepaald, ...
Greek:επ' αόριστον, ασαφώς, ...
Hungarian:határozatlanul, ...
Khmer:ដោយគ្មានកាលកំណត់, ដោយមិនច្បាស់លាស់, ...
Korean:무기한으로, 불명확하게, ...
Persian:نامعین, به طور نامشخص, ...
Polish:na czas nieokreślony, niejasno, ...
Portuguese (BR):indefinidamente, de forma vaga, ...
Romanian:pe termen nedefinit, indefinit, ...
Swedish:på obestämd tid, vagt, ...
Thai:อย่างไม่มีกำหนด, อย่างคลุมเครือ, ...
Turkish:belirsiz bir şekilde, muğlak bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:vô thời hạn, mơ hồ, ...

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