continue
/kʌntˈɪnju/
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Definitions
Verb
continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
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continue talking; "I know it''s hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
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keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
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move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
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allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family''s fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
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do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
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continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
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continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
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span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
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exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
Synonyms
bear on
carry on
cover
extend
go along
go forward
go on
keep
keep on
persist in
preserve
proceed
remain
retain
stay
stay on
uphold
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abide
bide
carry
constellate
cross
die hard
dot
endure
extend
hang in
hang on
head
hold
hold on
hold over
jog
keep going
keep up
limp
mummify
overlap
overspread
perpetuate
persevere
persist
prevail
prolong
ramble
ramble on
restart
re-start
resume
ride
ridge
roar
run
run on
segue
span
spread
stand
stay
stud
sustain
sweep
trace
traverse
wander