German word

durchweg

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈdʊʁçvɛk/

Meaning

  • adverbconsistently

Example

Die Ergebnisse sind durchweg positiv.

The results are consistently positive.

Illustration for durchweg (consistently)

More examples

Seine Argumente wirkten durchweg überzeugend.

His arguments seemed consistently convincing.

Core concept

A single path keeps the same pattern from its first section to its last, with no part breaking it.

Common phrases

  • durchweg erfolgreich

    consistently successful

  • durchweg überzeugend

    consistently convincing

Similar words

durchaus: Giving firm, emphatic confirmation that something is indeed the case.
durchgehend: Lasting all the way through without a break.
ausnahmslos: Covering all cases without a single exception.

Definition in German

in allen Teilen gleich und ohne Ausnahme

Word origin

Durchweg combines durch ('through') with weg ('away' or 'way') and conveys movement or extension through a whole course.

Usage tips

  • Durchweg commonly modifies evaluative adjectives, as in 'durchweg positiv', and often means that the assessment holds across the whole set rather than merely on average.

Other meanings

  • generallyadverb
  • without exceptionadverb
  • entirelyadverb

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