continued

[kuhn-tin-yood]

adjective

1. lasting or enduring without interruption.

   continued good health.

2. going on after an interruption; resuming.

   a continued TV series.

Other Word Forms

• continuedly adverb
• continuedness noun
• uncontinued adjective
• well-continued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of continued¹

continue + -ed ²

Example Sentences

That rebellion was crushed but demands for an independent state for the Igbo people of the region continued as some Igbos continue to feel that they are marginalised by the Nigerian state.

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Well-drilled on and off the pitch, England continued their preparations by winning two and drawing one of their warm-up games in Australia - Cook scored a century against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

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"The area of collective worship requires further consideration," the letter continued.

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She bled for six hours and was convinced she had miscarried but when doctors checked, the heartbeat was still there and the pregnancy continued to full term.

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Firefighters continued to douse the building with water to cool the structure and prevent embers from re-igniting.

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