continue
[kuh n-tin-yoo]
- to go on after suspension or interruption: The program continued after an intermission.
- to go on or keep on, as in some course or action; extend: The road continues for three miles.
- to last or endure: The strike continued for two months.
- to remain in a particular state or capacity: The general agreed to continue in command of the army.
- to remain in a place; abide; stay: Let us continue in this house forever.
- to go on with or persist in: to continue an action.
- to carry on from the point of suspension or interruption: He continued the concert after the latecomers were seated.
- to extend from one point to another in space; prolong.
- to say in continuation.
- to cause to last or endure; maintain or retain, as in a position.
- to carry over, postpone, or adjourn; keep pending, as a legal proceeding.
Origin of continue
1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin continuāre to make all one, verbal derivative of continuus continuous
Synonym study
3. Continue, endure, persist, persevere, last, remain imply existing uninterruptedly for an appreciable length of time. Continue implies duration or existence without break or interruption. Endure, used of people or things, implies persistent continuance against influences that tend to weaken, undermine, or destroy. Persist and persevere, used principally of people, both imply firm and steadfast continuance in the face of opposition. Persist suggests human opposition: He persisted after he had been warned; and persevere suggests opposition from any source, often an impersonal one: He persevered despite fatigue. Last often applies to something that holds out to a desired end, fresh, unimpaired, or unexhausted, sometimes under conditions that tend to produce the opposite effect: They had provisions enough to last all winter. Remain is especially applied to what continues without change in its essential state: He remained a bachelor.
Antonyms
2. cease.
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Examples from the Web for continuing
Contemporary Examples
He went on to say that even such double horrors had never kept cops from continuing on.
It was after Brown refused, cursing at him and continuing to walk in the street, that Wilson said he made the connection.
More than 150 passengers on a California cruise ship came down with norovirus, continuing a trend that happens every year.
Some of it is continuing fascination with the Rockefeller family.
As if to prove their continuing vitality, the other elders choose to write about younger or even much younger characters.
Historical Examples
Continuing westerly for about ten miles, we reached the water, our bivouac on the 22nd.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
"Be careful, my dear," said Hubertine, continuing to tease her.
The DreamEmile Zola
But Philip had another motive in continuing his acquaintance with that personage.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Mechanically, Molly kissed her brother, continuing to work thoughtfully.
The Slave Of The LampHenry Seton Merriman
"We can easily manage it," said the editor, continuing his advantage.
The Slave Of The LampHenry Seton Merriman
continue
- (when tr, may take an infinitive) to remain or cause to remain in a particular condition, capacity, or place
- (when tr, may take an infinitive) to carry on uninterruptedly (a course of action); persist in (something)he continued running
- (when tr, may take an infinitive) to resume after an interruptionwe'll continue after lunch
- to draw out or be drawn out; prolong or be prolongedcontinue the chord until it meets the tangent
- (tr) law, mainly Scot to postpone or adjourn (legal proceedings)
Word Origin
C14: from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre to join together, from continuus continuous
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Word Origin and History for continuing
continue
v.
mid-14c., contynuen, from Old French continuer (13c.), from Latin continuare "join together, connect, make or be continuous," from continuus "uninterrupted," from continere (intransitive) "to be uninterrupted," literally "to hang together" (see contain). Related: Continued; continuing.
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