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Definitions for Continue
[1] to go on after suspension or interruption: The program continued after an intermission.
[2] to go on or keep on, as in some course or action; extend: The road continues for three miles.
[3] to last or endure: The strike continued for two months.
[4] to remain in a particular state or capacity: The general agreed to continue in command of the army.
[5] to remain in a place; abide; stay: Let us continue in this house forever.
[6] to go on with or persist in: to continue an action.
[7] to carry on from the point of suspension or interruption: He continued the concert after the latecomers were seated.
[8] to extend from one point to another in space; prolong.
[9] to say in continuation.
[10] to cause to last or endure; maintain or retain, as in a position.
[11] to carry over, postpone, or adjourn; keep pending, as a legal proceeding.
[12] (when tr, may take an infinitive) to remain or cause to remain in a particular condition, capacity, or place
[13] (when tr, may take an infinitive) to carry on uninterruptedly (a course of action); persist in (something) he continued running
[14] (when tr, may take an infinitive) to resume after an interruption we'll continue after lunch
[15] to draw out or be drawn out; prolong or be prolonged continue the chord until it meets the tangent
[16] (tr) law , mainly Scot to postpone or adjourn (legal proceedings)
Words related to Continue
advance, extend, linger, pursue, reach, stay, remain, maintain, sustain, progress, survive, last, promote, endure, restore, renew, proceed, persevere, project, uphold
Words nearby Continue
continuate, continuation, continuation school, continuative, continuator, continue, continued, continued education, continued fever, continued fraction, continued proportion
Origin of Continue
1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin continuāre to make all one, verbal derivative of continuus continuous
Other words from Continue
con·tin·u·a·ble , adjective
con·tin·u·er , noun
con·tin·u·ing·ly , adverb
non·con·tin·u·a·ble , adjective
non·con·tin·u·a·bly , adverb
Word origin for Continue
C14: from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre to join together, from continuus continuous
Synonyms for Continue
advance, endure, extend, go on, last, linger, maintain, progress, promote, pursue, reach, remain, stay, survive, sustain, abide, lengthen, loiter, outlast, outlive, persevere, project, prolong, rest, ride, stand, uphold, carry forward, draw out, forge ahead, get on with it, hang in, keep at, keep on, keep on truckin', keep the ball rolling, keep up, live on, make headway, move ahead, never cease, perdure, persist in, press on, push on, run on, stay on, stick at, stick to