continued
[kuh n-tin-yood]
- lasting or enduring without interruption: continued good health.
- going on after an interruption; resuming: a continued TV series.
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Origin of continued
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.
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- 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.
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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 continued
Contemporary Examples
“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
He beat his illness twice, wrote about his battles with the disease, and continued broadcasting even as his health was failing.
If Dudesmash were to be something we continued doing, this would be an important year to do it, ‘cause we didn’t do one last year.
“Personal hotspots are just that, personal,” Sesar continued.
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December 31, 2014
She adds that they continued to email, but “finally, in so many words, he declined to be interviewed.”
Historical Examples
During the whole of the ensuing day, Paralus continued in a deep sleep.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
"I mean the philosopher, who teaches in the groves of Academus," continued he.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Nevertheless I continued to treat him well on account of the interest you felt in him.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
Early this morning we continued on, Windich's horse scarcely able to walk.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
Continued on eastward and soon struck Mr. Gosse's cart-track.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
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)
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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 continued
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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